Public Sector Corruption Index in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.877 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public Sector Corruption Index in Guinea-Bissau, 1900–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Guinea-Bissau is 0.877, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.942 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.327, in 1900.
That places Guinea-Bissau 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 0.327 | — |
| 1901 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.327 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.427 | +30.6% |
| 1974 | 0.707 | +65.6% |
| 1975 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.707 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.779 | +10.2% |
| 1981 | 0.798 | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.798 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.918 | +15.0% |
| 1995 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.918 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.942 | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.942 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.901 | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.888 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.893 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.874 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.888 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.888 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.837 | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 0.877 | +4.8% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.877 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.808, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 0.877 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.327 | 0.327 | 0.327 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.565 | 0.327 | 0.707 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7961 | 0.779 | 0.798 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.87 | 0.798 | 0.918 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9135 | 0.888 | 0.942 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8827 | 0.874 | 0.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8777 | 0.837 | 0.888 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 13 Guinea 0.885 compare
- 14 Afghanistan 0.881 compare
- 16 Burundi 0.874 compare
- 17 Cuba 0.873 compare
- 18 Central African Republic 0.872 compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.872 compare
More social development data for Guinea-Bissau
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 24 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 20 % 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 0.0008 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1,800 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Public sector corruption index in Guinea-Bissau was 0.877 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.942 in 2000.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.327 in 1900.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for public sector corruption index?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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).