What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2013.

What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1920.

How does Central African Republic rank for public sector corruption index?

Central African Republic ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Central African Republic 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 Central African Republic

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

Central African Republic: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.872 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.872

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.893

in 2013

All-time low

0.41

in 1920

Years of data

106

1920–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Central African Republic, 1920–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Central African Republic is 0.872, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Central African Republic peaked at 0.893 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1920.

Central African Republic ranks 18th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 106 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.41	0.41	0.41	10
1930s	0.41	0.41	0.41	10
1940s	0.41	0.41	0.41	10
1950s	0.4602	0.41	0.661	10
1960s	0.875	0.875	0.875	10
1970s	0.875	0.875	0.875	10
1980s	0.875	0.875	0.875	10
1990s	0.8302	0.811	0.875	10
2000s	0.8458	0.811	0.869	10
2010s	0.8433	0.796	0.893	10
2020s	0.8665	0.861	0.872	6

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

15 Guinea-Bissau 0.877 compare
16 Burundi 0.874 compare
17 Cuba 0.873 compare
18 Mozambique 0.872 compare
20 Tajikistan 0.867 compare
21 Madagascar 0.866 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Central African Republic

Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 55,307 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 674,222 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.293 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.613 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.458 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.293 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.13 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.102 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Central African Republic?: Public sector corruption index in Central African Republic was 0.872 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.893 in 2013.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1920.
How does Central African Republic rank for public sector corruption index?: Central African Republic ranks 18th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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).