Public Sector Corruption Index in Jordan
Jordan: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.321 in 2025. ▲ Rising
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.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Jordan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 0.443 | — |
| 1923 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.443 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.424 | -4.3% |
| 1954 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.424 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.357 | -15.8% |
| 1991 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.512 | +43.4% |
| 2002 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.512 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.506 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.506 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.526 | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.526 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.499 | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 0.497 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.489 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.456 | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.456 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.321 | -29.6% |
| 2025 | 0.321 | +0.0% |
Jordan compared with similar countries
- Jordan's 0.321 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5295, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Jordan's 0.321 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.595, 54% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
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
More social development data for Jordan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 436,226 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0005 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5,471 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0379 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 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
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).