Public sector corruption index in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Public sector corruption index was 0.519 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.519
Change on year
up 43.0%
World rank
88th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.689
in 1988
All-time low
0.165
in 2018
Years of data
92
1919–2025
Public sector corruption index in Burkina Faso, 1919–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Burkina Faso is 0.519, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 43.0% on the previous year and up 35.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Burkina Faso peaked at 0.689 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.165, in 2018.
Burkina Faso ranks 88th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 92 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0.242 | 0.242 | 0.242 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.242 | 0.242 | 0.242 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.242 | 0.242 | 0.242 | 2 |
| 1940s | 0.501 | 0.501 | 0.501 | 3 |
| 1950s | 0.501 | 0.501 | 0.501 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.532 | 0.532 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.532 | 0.532 | 0.532 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3743 | 0.203 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5178 | 0.475 | 0.689 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.475 | 0.475 | 0.475 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3703 | 0.165 | 0.497 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3458 | 0.257 | 0.519 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
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- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 351,209 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 7 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.455 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.103 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.134 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.309 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.261 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.104 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector corruption index in Burkina Faso?
- Public sector corruption index in Burkina Faso was 0.519 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 0.689 in 1988.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 in 2018.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for public sector corruption index?
- Burkina Faso ranks 88th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public sector corruption index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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