What is public sector corruption index in Indonesia?

Public sector corruption index in Indonesia was 0.811 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Indonesia?

The highest recorded value was 0.882 in 1800.

What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Indonesia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.406 in 1945.

How does Indonesia rank for public sector corruption index?

Indonesia ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Indonesia?

Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Indonesia 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 Indonesia

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

Indonesia: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.811 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.811

Change on year

up 10.9%

World rank

30th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.882

in 1800

All-time low

0.406

in 1945

Years of data

226

1800–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Indonesia, 1800–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, public sector corruption index in Indonesia stood at 0.811.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Indonesia peaked at 0.882 in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.406, in 1945.

That places Indonesia 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 226 years of available data.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Indonesia, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Indonesia, 1800 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1800	0.882	—
1801	0.882	+0.0%
1802	0.882	+0.0%
1803	0.882	+0.0%
1804	0.882	+0.0%
1805	0.882	+0.0%
1806	0.882	+0.0%
1807	0.882	+0.0%
1808	0.882	+0.0%
1809	0.882	+0.0%
1810	0.882	+0.0%
1811	0.882	+0.0%
1812	0.882	+0.0%
1813	0.882	+0.0%
1814	0.882	+0.0%
1815	0.882	+0.0%
1816	0.882	+0.0%
1817	0.882	+0.0%
1818	0.882	+0.0%
1819	0.882	+0.0%
1820	0.882	+0.0%
1821	0.882	+0.0%
1822	0.882	+0.0%
1823	0.882	+0.0%
1824	0.882	+0.0%
1825	0.882	+0.0%
1826	0.882	+0.0%
1827	0.882	+0.0%
1828	0.882	+0.0%
1829	0.882	+0.0%
1830	0.882	+0.0%
1831	0.882	+0.0%
1832	0.882	+0.0%
1833	0.882	+0.0%
1834	0.882	+0.0%
1835	0.882	+0.0%
1836	0.882	+0.0%
1837	0.882	+0.0%
1838	0.882	+0.0%
1839	0.882	+0.0%
1840	0.882	+0.0%
1841	0.882	+0.0%
1842	0.882	+0.0%
1843	0.882	+0.0%
1844	0.882	+0.0%
1845	0.882	+0.0%
1846	0.882	+0.0%
1847	0.882	+0.0%
1848	0.882	+0.0%
1849	0.882	+0.0%
1850	0.882	+0.0%
1851	0.882	+0.0%
1852	0.882	+0.0%
1853	0.882	+0.0%
1854	0.882	+0.0%
1855	0.882	+0.0%
1856	0.882	+0.0%
1857	0.882	+0.0%
1858	0.882	+0.0%
1859	0.882	+0.0%
1860	0.882	+0.0%
1861	0.882	+0.0%
1862	0.882	+0.0%
1863	0.882	+0.0%
1864	0.882	+0.0%
1865	0.882	+0.0%
1866	0.882	+0.0%
1867	0.882	+0.0%
1868	0.882	+0.0%
1869	0.882	+0.0%
1870	0.882	+0.0%
1871	0.882	+0.0%
1872	0.882	+0.0%
1873	0.882	+0.0%
1874	0.882	+0.0%
1875	0.882	+0.0%
1876	0.882	+0.0%
1877	0.882	+0.0%
1878	0.882	+0.0%
1879	0.882	+0.0%
1880	0.882	+0.0%
1881	0.882	+0.0%
1882	0.882	+0.0%
1883	0.882	+0.0%
1884	0.882	+0.0%
1885	0.882	+0.0%
1886	0.882	+0.0%
1887	0.882	+0.0%
1888	0.882	+0.0%
1889	0.882	+0.0%
1890	0.882	+0.0%
1891	0.882	+0.0%
1892	0.882	+0.0%
1893	0.882	+0.0%
1894	0.882	+0.0%
1895	0.882	+0.0%
1896	0.882	+0.0%
1897	0.882	+0.0%
1898	0.882	+0.0%
1899	0.882	+0.0%
1900	0.882	+0.0%
1901	0.882	+0.0%
1902	0.882	+0.0%
1903	0.882	+0.0%
1904	0.882	+0.0%
1905	0.882	+0.0%
1906	0.882	+0.0%
1907	0.882	+0.0%
1908	0.882	+0.0%
1909	0.882	+0.0%
1910	0.882	+0.0%
1911	0.882	+0.0%
1912	0.882	+0.0%
1913	0.882	+0.0%
1914	0.882	+0.0%
1915	0.882	+0.0%
1916	0.882	+0.0%
1917	0.882	+0.0%
1918	0.882	+0.0%
1919	0.882	+0.0%
1920	0.882	+0.0%
1921	0.882	+0.0%
1922	0.882	+0.0%
1923	0.882	+0.0%
1924	0.882	+0.0%
1925	0.882	+0.0%
1926	0.882	+0.0%
1927	0.882	+0.0%
1928	0.882	+0.0%
1929	0.882	+0.0%
1930	0.882	+0.0%
1931	0.882	+0.0%
1932	0.882	+0.0%
1933	0.882	+0.0%
1934	0.882	+0.0%
1935	0.882	+0.0%
1936	0.882	+0.0%
1937	0.882	+0.0%
1938	0.882	+0.0%
1939	0.882	+0.0%
1940	0.882	+0.0%
1941	0.882	+0.0%
1942	0.882	+0.0%
1943	0.882	+0.0%
1944	0.882	+0.0%
1945	0.406	-54.0%
1946	0.497	+22.4%
1947	0.497	+0.0%
1948	0.497	+0.0%
1949	0.657	+32.2%
1950	0.657	+0.0%
1951	0.657	+0.0%
1952	0.657	+0.0%
1953	0.657	+0.0%
1954	0.657	+0.0%
1955	0.688	+4.7%
1956	0.688	+0.0%
1957	0.688	+0.0%
1958	0.688	+0.0%
1959	0.699	+1.6%
1960	0.715	+2.3%
1961	0.715	+0.0%
1962	0.715	+0.0%
1963	0.715	+0.0%
1964	0.715	+0.0%
1965	0.705	-1.4%
1966	0.742	+5.2%
1967	0.747	+0.7%
1968	0.748	+0.1%
1969	0.748	+0.0%
1970	0.748	+0.0%
1971	0.779	+4.1%
1972	0.779	+0.0%
1973	0.786	+0.9%
1974	0.788	+0.3%
1975	0.788	+0.0%
1976	0.788	+0.0%
1977	0.788	+0.0%
1978	0.811	+2.9%
1979	0.818	+0.9%
1980	0.818	+0.0%
1981	0.818	+0.0%
1982	0.88	+7.6%
1983	0.88	+0.0%
1984	0.88	+0.0%
1985	0.88	+0.0%
1986	0.88	+0.0%
1987	0.88	+0.0%
1988	0.88	+0.0%
1989	0.88	+0.0%
1990	0.88	+0.0%
1991	0.88	+0.0%
1992	0.88	+0.0%
1993	0.88	+0.0%
1994	0.88	+0.0%
1995	0.88	+0.0%
1996	0.88	+0.0%
1997	0.88	+0.0%
1998	0.772	-12.3%
1999	0.72	-6.7%
2000	0.72	+0.0%
2001	0.72	+0.0%
2002	0.72	+0.0%
2003	0.72	+0.0%
2004	0.705	-2.1%
2005	0.699	-0.9%
2006	0.685	-2.0%
2007	0.685	+0.0%
2008	0.685	+0.0%
2009	0.699	+2.0%
2010	0.71	+1.6%
2011	0.71	+0.0%
2012	0.71	+0.0%
2013	0.729	+2.7%
2014	0.729	+0.0%
2015	0.693	-4.9%
2016	0.7	+1.0%
2017	0.709	+1.3%
2018	0.755	+6.5%
2019	0.763	+1.1%
2020	0.828	+8.5%
2021	0.757	-8.6%
2022	0.757	+0.0%
2023	0.757	+0.0%
2024	0.731	-3.4%
2025	0.811	+10.9%

Indonesia compared with similar countries

Indonesia's 0.811 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5295, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Indonesia's 0.811 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.489, 1.7× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1810s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1820s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1830s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1840s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1850s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1860s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1870s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1880s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1890s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1900s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1910s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1920s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1930s	0.882	0.882	0.882	10
1940s	0.6964	0.406	0.882	10
1950s	0.6736	0.657	0.699	10
1960s	0.7265	0.705	0.748	10
1970s	0.7873	0.748	0.818	10
1980s	0.8676	0.818	0.88	10
1990s	0.8532	0.72	0.88	10
2000s	0.7038	0.685	0.72	10
2010s	0.7208	0.693	0.763	10
2020s	0.7735	0.731	0.828	6

Countries ranked near Indonesia

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28 Myanmar 0.839 compare
29 Mongolia 0.819 compare
31 North Korea 0.808 compare
32 Uzbekistan 0.807 compare
33 Gabon 0.797 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Indonesia?: Public sector corruption index in Indonesia was 0.811 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Indonesia?: The highest recorded value was 0.882 in 1800.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Indonesia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.406 in 1945.
How does Indonesia rank for public sector corruption index?: Indonesia ranks 30th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Indonesia?: Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Indonesia 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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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: 18 September 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).