What is public sector corruption index in Jordan?

Public sector corruption index in Jordan was 0.321 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.526 in 2013.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.321 in 2024.

How does Jordan rank for public sector corruption index?

Jordan ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Jordan?

Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Jordan 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 Jordan

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

Jordan: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.321 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.321

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

110th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.526

in 2013

All-time low

0.321

in 2024

Years of data

104

1922–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Jordan, 1922–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, public sector corruption index in Jordan stood at 0.321. That is the lowest value across all 104 years on record.

That represents a change of down 39.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Jordan peaked at 0.526 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.321, in 2024.

Jordan ranks 110th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 104 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1920s	0.443	0.443	0.443	8
1930s	0.443	0.443	0.443	10
1940s	0.443	0.443	0.443	10
1950s	0.4297	0.424	0.443	10
1960s	0.424	0.424	0.424	10
1970s	0.424	0.424	0.424	10
1980s	0.424	0.424	0.424	10
1990s	0.357	0.357	0.357	10
2000s	0.4965	0.357	0.512	10
2010s	0.5086	0.497	0.526	10
2020s	0.4233	0.321	0.497	6

Countries ranked near Jordan

107 Moldova 0.336 compare
108 Cape Verde 0.325 compare
109 Colombia 0.322 compare
111 Romania 0.319 compare
112 Maldives 0.312 compare
113 Sri Lanka 0.296 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More social development data for Jordan

Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 436,226 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 5,471 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Key features of democracy 0.282 (2025)
Freedom of Expression Index 0.556 (2025)
Freedom of Association Index 0.616 (2025)
Electoral Democracy Index 0.282 (2025)
Participatory Democracy Index 0.132 (2025)
Liberal Democracy Index 0.274 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Jordan?: Public sector corruption index in Jordan was 0.321 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Jordan?: The highest recorded value was 0.526 in 2013.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Jordan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.321 in 2024.
How does Jordan rank for public sector corruption index?: Jordan ranks 110th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Jordan?: Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Jordan 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).