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: V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1919 | 0.242 | — |
| 1920 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.242 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.501 | +107.0% |
| 1948 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.501 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.532 | +6.2% |
| 1961 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.532 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.45 | -15.4% |
| 1981 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.45 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.203 | -54.9% |
| 1984 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.203 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.689 | +239.4% |
| 1989 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.689 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.475 | -31.1% |
| 1993 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.475 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.497 | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.43 | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.437 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.383 | -12.4% |
| 2016 | 0.297 | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.265 | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.165 | -37.7% |
| 2019 | 0.257 | +55.8% |
| 2020 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.257 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.422 | +64.2% |
| 2024 | 0.363 | -14.0% |
| 2025 | 0.519 | +43.0% |
Burkina Faso compared with similar countries
- Burkina Faso's 0.519 is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.808, 64% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Burkina Faso's 0.519 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.692, 75% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
More social development data for Burkina Faso
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 40,996 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0146 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 351,209 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0017 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (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 V-Dem (2026) – processed by 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 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
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).