Public Sector Corruption Index in Haiti
Haiti: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.708 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public Sector Corruption Index in Haiti, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Haiti is 0.708, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Haiti peaked at 0.943 in 1802 and was at its lowest, 0.425, in 1789.
That places Haiti 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Haiti, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.425 | — |
| 1790 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.425 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.758 | +78.4% |
| 1793 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.758 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.859 | +13.3% |
| 1800 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.859 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.943 | +9.8% |
| 1803 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.862 | -8.6% |
| 1809 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1810 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1823 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1832 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1834 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1844 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1845 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1846 | 0.862 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.943 | +9.4% |
| 1848 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1851 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1852 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1855 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1857 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1858 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.943 | +0.0% |
| 1860 | 0.857 | -9.1% |
| 1861 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1862 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1864 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1865 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1883 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1886 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1889 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1892 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.857 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.916 | +6.9% |
| 1899 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1901 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1903 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.916 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.738 | -19.4% |
| 1916 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.738 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.827 | +12.1% |
| 1988 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.827 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.813 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.813 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.844 | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.813 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.708 | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.708 | +0.0% |
Haiti compared with similar countries
- Haiti's 0.708 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Haiti's 0.708 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.467, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.425 | 0.425 | 0.425 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.7015 | 0.425 | 0.859 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.91 | 0.859 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.862 | 0.862 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.862 | 0.862 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.862 | 0.862 | 0.862 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.8863 | 0.862 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.943 | 0.943 | 0.943 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.857 | 0.857 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.857 | 0.857 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.857 | 0.857 | 0.857 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.8688 | 0.857 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.916 | 0.916 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.827 | 0.738 | 0.916 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.738 | 0.738 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7647 | 0.738 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.827 | 0.827 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.82 | 0.813 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8161 | 0.813 | 0.844 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.708 | 0.708 | 0.708 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Haiti
More social development data for Haiti
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0152 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 180,702 (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 Haiti?
- Public sector corruption index in Haiti was 0.708 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Haiti?
- The highest recorded value was 0.943 in 1802.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Haiti?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.425 in 1789.
- How does Haiti rank for public sector corruption index?
- Haiti ranks 48th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Haiti?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Haiti 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).