What is public sector corruption index in Kuwait?

Public sector corruption index in Kuwait was 0.406 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.507 in 2010.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 1961.

How does Kuwait rank for public sector corruption index?

Kuwait ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Kuwait 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 Kuwait

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

Kuwait: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.406 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.406

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

101st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.507

in 2010

All-time low

0.274

in 1961

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Kuwait, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Kuwait is 0.406, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Kuwait peaked at 0.507 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.274, in 1961.

That places Kuwait 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 237 years of available data.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Kuwait, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Kuwait, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.279	—
1790	0.279	+0.0%
1791	0.279	+0.0%
1792	0.279	+0.0%
1793	0.279	+0.0%
1794	0.279	+0.0%
1795	0.279	+0.0%
1796	0.279	+0.0%
1797	0.279	+0.0%
1798	0.279	+0.0%
1799	0.279	+0.0%
1800	0.279	+0.0%
1801	0.279	+0.0%
1802	0.279	+0.0%
1803	0.279	+0.0%
1804	0.279	+0.0%
1805	0.279	+0.0%
1806	0.279	+0.0%
1807	0.279	+0.0%
1808	0.279	+0.0%
1809	0.279	+0.0%
1810	0.279	+0.0%
1811	0.279	+0.0%
1812	0.279	+0.0%
1813	0.279	+0.0%
1814	0.279	+0.0%
1815	0.279	+0.0%
1816	0.279	+0.0%
1817	0.279	+0.0%
1818	0.279	+0.0%
1819	0.279	+0.0%
1820	0.279	+0.0%
1821	0.279	+0.0%
1822	0.279	+0.0%
1823	0.279	+0.0%
1824	0.279	+0.0%
1825	0.279	+0.0%
1826	0.279	+0.0%
1827	0.279	+0.0%
1828	0.279	+0.0%
1829	0.279	+0.0%
1830	0.279	+0.0%
1831	0.279	+0.0%
1832	0.279	+0.0%
1833	0.279	+0.0%
1834	0.279	+0.0%
1835	0.279	+0.0%
1836	0.279	+0.0%
1837	0.279	+0.0%
1838	0.279	+0.0%
1839	0.279	+0.0%
1840	0.279	+0.0%
1841	0.279	+0.0%
1842	0.279	+0.0%
1843	0.279	+0.0%
1844	0.279	+0.0%
1845	0.279	+0.0%
1846	0.279	+0.0%
1847	0.279	+0.0%
1848	0.279	+0.0%
1849	0.279	+0.0%
1850	0.279	+0.0%
1851	0.279	+0.0%
1852	0.279	+0.0%
1853	0.279	+0.0%
1854	0.279	+0.0%
1855	0.279	+0.0%
1856	0.279	+0.0%
1857	0.279	+0.0%
1858	0.279	+0.0%
1859	0.279	+0.0%
1860	0.279	+0.0%
1861	0.279	+0.0%
1862	0.279	+0.0%
1863	0.279	+0.0%
1864	0.279	+0.0%
1865	0.279	+0.0%
1866	0.279	+0.0%
1867	0.279	+0.0%
1868	0.279	+0.0%
1869	0.279	+0.0%
1870	0.279	+0.0%
1871	0.279	+0.0%
1872	0.279	+0.0%
1873	0.279	+0.0%
1874	0.279	+0.0%
1875	0.279	+0.0%
1876	0.279	+0.0%
1877	0.279	+0.0%
1878	0.279	+0.0%
1879	0.279	+0.0%
1880	0.279	+0.0%
1881	0.279	+0.0%
1882	0.279	+0.0%
1883	0.279	+0.0%
1884	0.279	+0.0%
1885	0.279	+0.0%
1886	0.279	+0.0%
1887	0.279	+0.0%
1888	0.279	+0.0%
1889	0.279	+0.0%
1890	0.279	+0.0%
1891	0.279	+0.0%
1892	0.279	+0.0%
1893	0.279	+0.0%
1894	0.279	+0.0%
1895	0.279	+0.0%
1896	0.279	+0.0%
1897	0.279	+0.0%
1898	0.279	+0.0%
1899	0.279	+0.0%
1900	0.279	+0.0%
1901	0.279	+0.0%
1902	0.279	+0.0%
1903	0.279	+0.0%
1904	0.279	+0.0%
1905	0.279	+0.0%
1906	0.279	+0.0%
1907	0.279	+0.0%
1908	0.279	+0.0%
1909	0.279	+0.0%
1910	0.279	+0.0%
1911	0.279	+0.0%
1912	0.279	+0.0%
1913	0.279	+0.0%
1914	0.279	+0.0%
1915	0.279	+0.0%
1916	0.279	+0.0%
1917	0.279	+0.0%
1918	0.279	+0.0%
1919	0.279	+0.0%
1920	0.279	+0.0%
1921	0.279	+0.0%
1922	0.279	+0.0%
1923	0.279	+0.0%
1924	0.279	+0.0%
1925	0.279	+0.0%
1926	0.279	+0.0%
1927	0.279	+0.0%
1928	0.279	+0.0%
1929	0.279	+0.0%
1930	0.279	+0.0%
1931	0.279	+0.0%
1932	0.279	+0.0%
1933	0.279	+0.0%
1934	0.279	+0.0%
1935	0.279	+0.0%
1936	0.279	+0.0%
1937	0.279	+0.0%
1938	0.279	+0.0%
1939	0.279	+0.0%
1940	0.279	+0.0%
1941	0.279	+0.0%
1942	0.279	+0.0%
1943	0.279	+0.0%
1944	0.279	+0.0%
1945	0.279	+0.0%
1946	0.279	+0.0%
1947	0.279	+0.0%
1948	0.279	+0.0%
1949	0.279	+0.0%
1950	0.279	+0.0%
1951	0.279	+0.0%
1952	0.279	+0.0%
1953	0.279	+0.0%
1954	0.279	+0.0%
1955	0.279	+0.0%
1956	0.279	+0.0%
1957	0.279	+0.0%
1958	0.279	+0.0%
1959	0.279	+0.0%
1960	0.279	+0.0%
1961	0.274	-1.8%
1962	0.274	+0.0%
1963	0.274	+0.0%
1964	0.274	+0.0%
1965	0.274	+0.0%
1966	0.274	+0.0%
1967	0.274	+0.0%
1968	0.274	+0.0%
1969	0.274	+0.0%
1970	0.274	+0.0%
1971	0.274	+0.0%
1972	0.274	+0.0%
1973	0.274	+0.0%
1974	0.274	+0.0%
1975	0.274	+0.0%
1976	0.274	+0.0%
1977	0.274	+0.0%
1978	0.274	+0.0%
1979	0.274	+0.0%
1980	0.338	+23.4%
1981	0.338	+0.0%
1982	0.338	+0.0%
1983	0.338	+0.0%
1984	0.338	+0.0%
1985	0.338	+0.0%
1986	0.351	+3.8%
1987	0.351	+0.0%
1988	0.351	+0.0%
1989	0.351	+0.0%
1990	0.351	+0.0%
1991	0.351	+0.0%
1992	0.423	+20.5%
1993	0.423	+0.0%
1994	0.423	+0.0%
1995	0.423	+0.0%
1996	0.423	+0.0%
1997	0.423	+0.0%
1998	0.423	+0.0%
1999	0.423	+0.0%
2000	0.423	+0.0%
2001	0.423	+0.0%
2002	0.423	+0.0%
2003	0.423	+0.0%
2004	0.481	+13.7%
2005	0.481	+0.0%
2006	0.481	+0.0%
2007	0.481	+0.0%
2008	0.481	+0.0%
2009	0.481	+0.0%
2010	0.507	+5.4%
2011	0.507	+0.0%
2012	0.507	+0.0%
2013	0.507	+0.0%
2014	0.507	+0.0%
2015	0.507	+0.0%
2016	0.507	+0.0%
2017	0.507	+0.0%
2018	0.507	+0.0%
2019	0.507	+0.0%
2020	0.507	+0.0%
2021	0.507	+0.0%
2022	0.406	-19.9%
2023	0.406	+0.0%
2024	0.406	+0.0%
2025	0.406	+0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

Kuwait's 0.406 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 4.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Kuwait's 0.406 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.595, 68% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.279	0.279	0.279	1
1790s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1800s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1810s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1820s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1830s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1840s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1850s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1860s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1870s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1880s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1890s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1900s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1910s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1920s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1930s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1940s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1950s	0.279	0.279	0.279	10
1960s	0.2745	0.274	0.279	10
1970s	0.274	0.274	0.274	10
1980s	0.3432	0.338	0.351	10
1990s	0.4086	0.351	0.423	10
2000s	0.4578	0.423	0.481	10
2010s	0.507	0.507	0.507	10
2020s	0.4397	0.406	0.507	6

Countries ranked near Kuwait

98 Saudi Arabia 0.428 compare
99 Bahrain 0.425 compare
100 Vanuatu 0.417 compare
102 Vatican 0.401 compare
103 Sao Tome and Principe 0.387 compare
104 Gambia 0.356 compare
104 Rwanda 0.356 compare

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More social development data for Kuwait

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 386 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.0007 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,369 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Kuwait?: Public sector corruption index in Kuwait was 0.406 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 0.507 in 2010.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 0.274 in 1961.
How does Kuwait rank for public sector corruption index?: Kuwait ranks 101st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kuwait 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).