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

The highest recorded value was 0.921 in 1964.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.419 in 1876.

How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector corruption index?

Dominican Republic ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Dominican 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 Dominican Republic

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

Dominican Republic: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.679 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.679

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

58th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.921

in 1964

All-time low

0.419

in 1876

Years of data

182

1844–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Dominican Republic, 1844–2025

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

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.679 for public sector corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.921 in 1964 and was at its lowest, 0.419, in 1876.

Dominican Republic ranks 58th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 182 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1840s	0.8	0.8	0.8	6
1850s	0.8	0.8	0.8	10
1860s	0.6856	0.653	0.832	10
1870s	0.7555	0.419	0.84	10
1880s	0.8054	0.653	0.907	10
1890s	0.907	0.907	0.907	10
1900s	0.8986	0.883	0.909	10
1910s	0.8738	0.826	0.917	10
1920s	0.8824	0.826	0.92	10
1930s	0.743	0.743	0.743	10
1940s	0.743	0.743	0.743	10
1950s	0.743	0.743	0.743	10
1960s	0.8389	0.638	0.921	10
1970s	0.9078	0.789	0.921	10
1980s	0.789	0.789	0.789	10
1990s	0.7594	0.715	0.789	10
2000s	0.715	0.715	0.715	10
2010s	0.7011	0.646	0.816	10
2020s	0.6578	0.595	0.697	6

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

56 Congo 0.684 compare
57 Mali 0.683 compare
59 Ethiopia 0.678 compare
60 Niger 0.676 compare
61 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.674 compare
61 Paraguay 0.674 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Dominican Republic

Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 20 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 1,240 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.735 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.901 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.876 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.735 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.475 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.505 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Dominican Republic?: Public sector corruption index in Dominican Republic was 0.679 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The highest recorded value was 0.921 in 1964.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Dominican Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 0.419 in 1876.
How does Dominican Republic rank for public sector corruption index?: Dominican Republic ranks 58th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Dominican Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican 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).