What is public sector corruption index in Nepal?

Public sector corruption index in Nepal was 0.587 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.749 in 1991.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.582 in 2023.

How does Nepal rank for public sector corruption index?

Nepal ranks 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Nepal 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 Nepal

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

Nepal: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.587 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.587

Change on year

down 3.6%

World rank

78th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.749

in 1991

All-time low

0.582

in 2023

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Nepal, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Nepal is 0.587, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Nepal peaked at 0.749 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.582, in 2023.

That places Nepal 78th 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 Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Nepal, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.728	—
1790	0.728	+0.0%
1791	0.728	+0.0%
1792	0.728	+0.0%
1793	0.728	+0.0%
1794	0.728	+0.0%
1795	0.728	+0.0%
1796	0.728	+0.0%
1797	0.728	+0.0%
1798	0.728	+0.0%
1799	0.728	+0.0%
1800	0.728	+0.0%
1801	0.728	+0.0%
1802	0.728	+0.0%
1803	0.728	+0.0%
1804	0.728	+0.0%
1805	0.728	+0.0%
1806	0.728	+0.0%
1807	0.728	+0.0%
1808	0.728	+0.0%
1809	0.728	+0.0%
1810	0.728	+0.0%
1811	0.728	+0.0%
1812	0.728	+0.0%
1813	0.728	+0.0%
1814	0.728	+0.0%
1815	0.728	+0.0%
1816	0.728	+0.0%
1817	0.728	+0.0%
1818	0.728	+0.0%
1819	0.728	+0.0%
1820	0.728	+0.0%
1821	0.728	+0.0%
1822	0.728	+0.0%
1823	0.728	+0.0%
1824	0.728	+0.0%
1825	0.728	+0.0%
1826	0.728	+0.0%
1827	0.728	+0.0%
1828	0.728	+0.0%
1829	0.728	+0.0%
1830	0.728	+0.0%
1831	0.728	+0.0%
1832	0.728	+0.0%
1833	0.728	+0.0%
1834	0.728	+0.0%
1835	0.728	+0.0%
1836	0.728	+0.0%
1837	0.728	+0.0%
1838	0.728	+0.0%
1839	0.728	+0.0%
1840	0.728	+0.0%
1841	0.728	+0.0%
1842	0.728	+0.0%
1843	0.728	+0.0%
1844	0.728	+0.0%
1845	0.728	+0.0%
1846	0.728	+0.0%
1847	0.728	+0.0%
1848	0.728	+0.0%
1849	0.728	+0.0%
1850	0.728	+0.0%
1851	0.728	+0.0%
1852	0.728	+0.0%
1853	0.728	+0.0%
1854	0.728	+0.0%
1855	0.728	+0.0%
1856	0.728	+0.0%
1857	0.728	+0.0%
1858	0.728	+0.0%
1859	0.728	+0.0%
1860	0.728	+0.0%
1861	0.728	+0.0%
1862	0.728	+0.0%
1863	0.728	+0.0%
1864	0.728	+0.0%
1865	0.728	+0.0%
1866	0.728	+0.0%
1867	0.728	+0.0%
1868	0.728	+0.0%
1869	0.728	+0.0%
1870	0.728	+0.0%
1871	0.728	+0.0%
1872	0.728	+0.0%
1873	0.728	+0.0%
1874	0.728	+0.0%
1875	0.728	+0.0%
1876	0.728	+0.0%
1877	0.728	+0.0%
1878	0.728	+0.0%
1879	0.728	+0.0%
1880	0.728	+0.0%
1881	0.728	+0.0%
1882	0.728	+0.0%
1883	0.728	+0.0%
1884	0.728	+0.0%
1885	0.728	+0.0%
1886	0.728	+0.0%
1887	0.728	+0.0%
1888	0.728	+0.0%
1889	0.728	+0.0%
1890	0.728	+0.0%
1891	0.728	+0.0%
1892	0.728	+0.0%
1893	0.728	+0.0%
1894	0.728	+0.0%
1895	0.728	+0.0%
1896	0.728	+0.0%
1897	0.728	+0.0%
1898	0.728	+0.0%
1899	0.728	+0.0%
1900	0.728	+0.0%
1901	0.728	+0.0%
1902	0.728	+0.0%
1903	0.728	+0.0%
1904	0.728	+0.0%
1905	0.728	+0.0%
1906	0.728	+0.0%
1907	0.728	+0.0%
1908	0.728	+0.0%
1909	0.728	+0.0%
1910	0.728	+0.0%
1911	0.728	+0.0%
1912	0.728	+0.0%
1913	0.728	+0.0%
1914	0.728	+0.0%
1915	0.728	+0.0%
1916	0.728	+0.0%
1917	0.728	+0.0%
1918	0.728	+0.0%
1919	0.728	+0.0%
1920	0.728	+0.0%
1921	0.728	+0.0%
1922	0.728	+0.0%
1923	0.728	+0.0%
1924	0.728	+0.0%
1925	0.728	+0.0%
1926	0.728	+0.0%
1927	0.728	+0.0%
1928	0.728	+0.0%
1929	0.728	+0.0%
1930	0.728	+0.0%
1931	0.728	+0.0%
1932	0.728	+0.0%
1933	0.728	+0.0%
1934	0.728	+0.0%
1935	0.728	+0.0%
1936	0.728	+0.0%
1937	0.728	+0.0%
1938	0.728	+0.0%
1939	0.728	+0.0%
1940	0.728	+0.0%
1941	0.728	+0.0%
1942	0.728	+0.0%
1943	0.728	+0.0%
1944	0.728	+0.0%
1945	0.728	+0.0%
1946	0.728	+0.0%
1947	0.728	+0.0%
1948	0.728	+0.0%
1949	0.728	+0.0%
1950	0.689	-5.4%
1951	0.638	-7.4%
1952	0.638	+0.0%
1953	0.638	+0.0%
1954	0.638	+0.0%
1955	0.638	+0.0%
1956	0.638	+0.0%
1957	0.638	+0.0%
1958	0.638	+0.0%
1959	0.638	+0.0%
1960	0.66	+3.4%
1961	0.707	+7.1%
1962	0.68	-3.8%
1963	0.684	+0.6%
1964	0.684	+0.0%
1965	0.684	+0.0%
1966	0.684	+0.0%
1967	0.684	+0.0%
1968	0.684	+0.0%
1969	0.684	+0.0%
1970	0.684	+0.0%
1971	0.684	+0.0%
1972	0.684	+0.0%
1973	0.684	+0.0%
1974	0.684	+0.0%
1975	0.684	+0.0%
1976	0.684	+0.0%
1977	0.684	+0.0%
1978	0.684	+0.0%
1979	0.684	+0.0%
1980	0.684	+0.0%
1981	0.684	+0.0%
1982	0.684	+0.0%
1983	0.684	+0.0%
1984	0.684	+0.0%
1985	0.684	+0.0%
1986	0.684	+0.0%
1987	0.684	+0.0%
1988	0.684	+0.0%
1989	0.684	+0.0%
1990	0.705	+3.1%
1991	0.749	+6.2%
1992	0.749	+0.0%
1993	0.749	+0.0%
1994	0.749	+0.0%
1995	0.749	+0.0%
1996	0.749	+0.0%
1997	0.749	+0.0%
1998	0.749	+0.0%
1999	0.673	-10.1%
2000	0.746	+10.8%
2001	0.712	-4.6%
2002	0.712	+0.0%
2003	0.712	+0.0%
2004	0.712	+0.0%
2005	0.712	+0.0%
2006	0.726	+2.0%
2007	0.726	+0.0%
2008	0.714	-1.7%
2009	0.714	+0.0%
2010	0.714	+0.0%
2011	0.714	+0.0%
2012	0.714	+0.0%
2013	0.647	-9.4%
2014	0.647	+0.0%
2015	0.647	+0.0%
2016	0.647	+0.0%
2017	0.647	+0.0%
2018	0.603	-6.8%
2019	0.663	+10.0%
2020	0.623	-6.0%
2021	0.623	+0.0%
2022	0.623	+0.0%
2023	0.582	-6.6%
2024	0.609	+4.6%
2025	0.587	-3.6%

Nepal compared with similar countries

Nepal's 0.587 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 85% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nepal's 0.587 is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.4495, 1.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.728	0.728	0.728	1
1790s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1800s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1810s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1820s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1830s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1840s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1850s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1860s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1870s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1880s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1890s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1900s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1910s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1920s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1930s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1940s	0.728	0.728	0.728	10
1950s	0.6431	0.638	0.689	10
1960s	0.6835	0.66	0.707	10
1970s	0.684	0.684	0.684	10
1980s	0.684	0.684	0.684	10
1990s	0.737	0.673	0.749	10
2000s	0.7186	0.712	0.746	10
2010s	0.6643	0.603	0.714	10
2020s	0.6078	0.582	0.623	6

Countries ranked near Nepal

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76 Kazakhstan 0.589 compare
77 Bulgaria 0.588 compare
79 Kenya 0.577 compare
80 Albania 0.572 compare
81 Angola 0.569 compare

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 19,613 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,019 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Nepal?: Public sector corruption index in Nepal was 0.587 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 0.749 in 1991.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 0.582 in 2023.
How does Nepal rank for public sector corruption index?: Nepal ranks 78th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nepal 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).