Public Sector Corruption Index in Croatia
Croatia: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.288 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public Sector Corruption Index in Croatia, 1941–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, public sector corruption index in Croatia stood at 0.288.
That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Croatia peaked at 0.899 in 1941 and was at its lowest, 0.236, in 2013.
Croatia ranks 114th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1941 | 0.899 | — |
| 1942 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.899 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.701 | -22.0% |
| 1992 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.701 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.676 | -3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.676 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.293 | -56.7% |
| 2001 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.293 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.485 | +65.5% |
| 2005 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.485 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.374 | -22.9% |
| 2010 | 0.264 | -29.4% |
| 2011 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.264 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.236 | -10.6% |
| 2014 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.276 | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 0.314 | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.314 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.297 | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.297 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.288 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.288 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 0.288 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 3.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 0.288 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1945, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.899 | 0.899 | 0.899 | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.6899 | 0.676 | 0.701 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.3971 | 0.293 | 0.485 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2718 | 0.236 | 0.314 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2997 | 0.288 | 0.314 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Croatia
More social development data for Croatia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 29,748 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0044 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 17,207 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0077 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 Croatia?
- Public sector corruption index in Croatia was 0.288 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.899 in 1941.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.236 in 2013.
- How does Croatia rank for public sector corruption index?
- Croatia ranks 114th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Croatia 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).