Public Sector Corruption Index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.933 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.933
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
3rd
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.934
in 2016
All-time low
0.458
in 1961
Years of data
65
1961–2025
Public Sector Corruption Index in Cameroon, 1961–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.933 for public sector corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Cameroon peaked at 0.934 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.458, in 1961.
Cameroon ranks 3rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.458 | — |
| 1962 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.458 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.685 | +49.6% |
| 1981 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.705 | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.705 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.771 | +9.4% |
| 1986 | 0.816 | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.855 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.855 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.919 | +7.5% |
| 1994 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.919 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.913 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.913 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.934 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.934 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.903 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.846 | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.903 | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.933 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.933 | +0.0% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.933 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.933 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.692, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.458 | 0.458 | 0.458 | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.458 | 0.458 | 0.458 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.752 | 0.685 | 0.816 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8998 | 0.855 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.919 | 0.919 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9232 | 0.913 | 0.934 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9085 | 0.846 | 0.933 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More social development data for Cameroon
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 408,613 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0047 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 140,366 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0137 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 Cameroon?
- Public sector corruption index in Cameroon was 0.933 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.934 in 2016.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.458 in 1961.
- How does Cameroon rank for public sector corruption index?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).