What is public sector corruption index in Brazil?

Public sector corruption index in Brazil was 0.242 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 1789.

What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.242 in 2023.

How does Brazil rank for public sector corruption index?

Brazil ranks 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brazil data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Brazil

Name: Public Sector Corruption Index in Brazil
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Brazil: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.242 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.242

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

118th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.59

in 1789

All-time low

0.242

in 2023

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Brazil, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.242 for public sector corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 237 years on record.

The figure is down 17.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Brazil peaked at 0.59 in 1789 and was at its lowest, 0.242, in 2023.

That places Brazil 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.59	0.59	0.59	1
1790s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1800s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1810s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1820s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1830s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1840s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1850s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1860s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1870s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1880s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1890s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1900s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1910s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1920s	0.59	0.59	0.59	10
1930s	0.548	0.548	0.548	10
1940s	0.5428	0.535	0.548	10
1950s	0.535	0.535	0.535	10
1960s	0.523	0.515	0.535	10
1970s	0.515	0.515	0.515	10
1980s	0.5102	0.491	0.515	10
1990s	0.3547	0.294	0.446	10
2000s	0.294	0.294	0.294	10
2010s	0.2955	0.293	0.312	10
2020s	0.2843	0.242	0.335	6

Countries ranked near Brazil

115 Panama 0.284 compare
116 Belarus 0.264 compare
117 Peru 0.243 compare
119 Tanzania 0.24 compare
120 Malaysia 0.236 compare
121 Georgia 0.235 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Brazil

Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 278,966 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 6,306 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.784 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.91 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.882 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.784 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.528 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.704 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Brazil?: Public sector corruption index in Brazil was 0.242 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.59 in 1789.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.242 in 2023.
How does Brazil rank for public sector corruption index?: Brazil ranks 118th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public Sector Corruption Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Public Sector Corruption Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 25,541 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Data by V-Dem. Expert estimates of the extent to which public sector employees engage in bribery and theft. The index ranges from 0 to 1 (highly corrupt).