What is public sector corruption index in Nicaragua?

Public sector corruption index in Nicaragua was 0.911 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 1936.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1992.

How does Nicaragua rank for public sector corruption index?

Nicaragua ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Nicaragua?

Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua

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

Nicaragua: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.911 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.911

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

6th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.986

in 1936

All-time low

0.41

in 1992

Years of data

188

1838–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Nicaragua, 1838–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for public sector corruption index in Nicaragua is 0.911, measured in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Nicaragua peaked at 0.986 in 1936 and was at its lowest, 0.41, in 1992.

That places Nicaragua 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 188 years of available data.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Nicaragua, 1838 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1838	0.952	—
1839	0.952	+0.0%
1840	0.952	+0.0%
1841	0.952	+0.0%
1842	0.952	+0.0%
1843	0.952	+0.0%
1844	0.952	+0.0%
1845	0.952	+0.0%
1846	0.952	+0.0%
1847	0.952	+0.0%
1848	0.952	+0.0%
1849	0.952	+0.0%
1850	0.952	+0.0%
1851	0.952	+0.0%
1852	0.952	+0.0%
1853	0.952	+0.0%
1854	0.952	+0.0%
1855	0.952	+0.0%
1856	0.952	+0.0%
1857	0.952	+0.0%
1858	0.539	-43.4%
1859	0.539	+0.0%
1860	0.539	+0.0%
1861	0.539	+0.0%
1862	0.539	+0.0%
1863	0.539	+0.0%
1864	0.539	+0.0%
1865	0.539	+0.0%
1866	0.539	+0.0%
1867	0.539	+0.0%
1868	0.539	+0.0%
1869	0.539	+0.0%
1870	0.539	+0.0%
1871	0.539	+0.0%
1872	0.539	+0.0%
1873	0.539	+0.0%
1874	0.539	+0.0%
1875	0.539	+0.0%
1876	0.539	+0.0%
1877	0.539	+0.0%
1878	0.539	+0.0%
1879	0.539	+0.0%
1880	0.539	+0.0%
1881	0.539	+0.0%
1882	0.539	+0.0%
1883	0.539	+0.0%
1884	0.539	+0.0%
1885	0.539	+0.0%
1886	0.539	+0.0%
1887	0.539	+0.0%
1888	0.539	+0.0%
1889	0.539	+0.0%
1890	0.9	+67.0%
1891	0.9	+0.0%
1892	0.9	+0.0%
1893	0.9	+0.0%
1894	0.9	+0.0%
1895	0.9	+0.0%
1896	0.9	+0.0%
1897	0.9	+0.0%
1898	0.9	+0.0%
1899	0.9	+0.0%
1900	0.9	+0.0%
1901	0.9	+0.0%
1902	0.9	+0.0%
1903	0.9	+0.0%
1904	0.9	+0.0%
1905	0.9	+0.0%
1906	0.9	+0.0%
1907	0.9	+0.0%
1908	0.9	+0.0%
1909	0.9	+0.0%
1910	0.9	+0.0%
1911	0.9	+0.0%
1912	0.9	+0.0%
1913	0.9	+0.0%
1914	0.9	+0.0%
1915	0.9	+0.0%
1916	0.9	+0.0%
1917	0.9	+0.0%
1918	0.9	+0.0%
1919	0.9	+0.0%
1920	0.9	+0.0%
1921	0.9	+0.0%
1922	0.9	+0.0%
1923	0.9	+0.0%
1924	0.9	+0.0%
1925	0.9	+0.0%
1926	0.9	+0.0%
1927	0.9	+0.0%
1928	0.91	+1.1%
1929	0.91	+0.0%
1930	0.91	+0.0%
1931	0.91	+0.0%
1932	0.91	+0.0%
1933	0.931	+2.3%
1934	0.931	+0.0%
1935	0.931	+0.0%
1936	0.986	+5.9%
1937	0.982	-0.4%
1938	0.982	+0.0%
1939	0.982	+0.0%
1940	0.982	+0.0%
1941	0.982	+0.0%
1942	0.982	+0.0%
1943	0.982	+0.0%
1944	0.982	+0.0%
1945	0.982	+0.0%
1946	0.982	+0.0%
1947	0.982	+0.0%
1948	0.982	+0.0%
1949	0.982	+0.0%
1950	0.982	+0.0%
1951	0.982	+0.0%
1952	0.982	+0.0%
1953	0.982	+0.0%
1954	0.982	+0.0%
1955	0.982	+0.0%
1956	0.982	+0.0%
1957	0.982	+0.0%
1958	0.982	+0.0%
1959	0.982	+0.0%
1960	0.982	+0.0%
1961	0.982	+0.0%
1962	0.982	+0.0%
1963	0.982	+0.0%
1964	0.982	+0.0%
1965	0.982	+0.0%
1966	0.982	+0.0%
1967	0.982	+0.0%
1968	0.982	+0.0%
1969	0.982	+0.0%
1970	0.982	+0.0%
1971	0.982	+0.0%
1972	0.982	+0.0%
1973	0.982	+0.0%
1974	0.982	+0.0%
1975	0.982	+0.0%
1976	0.982	+0.0%
1977	0.982	+0.0%
1978	0.982	+0.0%
1979	0.846	-13.8%
1980	0.549	-35.1%
1981	0.549	+0.0%
1982	0.549	+0.0%
1983	0.549	+0.0%
1984	0.585	+6.6%
1985	0.585	+0.0%
1986	0.585	+0.0%
1987	0.721	+23.2%
1988	0.751	+4.2%
1989	0.751	+0.0%
1990	0.444	-40.9%
1991	0.446	+0.5%
1992	0.41	-8.1%
1993	0.41	+0.0%
1994	0.41	+0.0%
1995	0.41	+0.0%
1996	0.656	+60.0%
1997	0.782	+19.2%
1998	0.782	+0.0%
1999	0.782	+0.0%
2000	0.782	+0.0%
2001	0.673	-13.9%
2002	0.738	+9.7%
2003	0.738	+0.0%
2004	0.738	+0.0%
2005	0.738	+0.0%
2006	0.738	+0.0%
2007	0.823	+11.5%
2008	0.823	+0.0%
2009	0.823	+0.0%
2010	0.806	-2.1%
2011	0.806	+0.0%
2012	0.806	+0.0%
2013	0.831	+3.1%
2014	0.831	+0.0%
2015	0.831	+0.0%
2016	0.831	+0.0%
2017	0.834	+0.4%
2018	0.834	+0.0%
2019	0.834	+0.0%
2020	0.944	+13.2%
2021	0.902	-4.4%
2022	0.95	+5.3%
2023	0.865	-8.9%
2024	0.911	+5.3%
2025	0.911	+0.0%

Nicaragua compared with similar countries

Nicaragua's 0.911 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Nicaragua's 0.911 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.467, 2.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1830s	0.952	0.952	0.952	2
1840s	0.952	0.952	0.952	10
1850s	0.8694	0.539	0.952	10
1860s	0.539	0.539	0.539	10
1870s	0.539	0.539	0.539	10
1880s	0.539	0.539	0.539	10
1890s	0.9	0.9	0.9	10
1900s	0.9	0.9	0.9	10
1910s	0.9	0.9	0.9	10
1920s	0.902	0.9	0.91	10
1930s	0.9455	0.91	0.986	10
1940s	0.982	0.982	0.982	10
1950s	0.982	0.982	0.982	10
1960s	0.982	0.982	0.982	10
1970s	0.9684	0.846	0.982	10
1980s	0.6174	0.549	0.751	10
1990s	0.5532	0.41	0.782	10
2000s	0.7614	0.673	0.823	10
2010s	0.8244	0.806	0.834	10
2020s	0.9138	0.865	0.95	6

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More social development data for Nicaragua

Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 311 (2023)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 35,341 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 7 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 7 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.005 units per person (2025)
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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2023)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Nicaragua?: Public sector corruption index in Nicaragua was 0.911 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?: The highest recorded value was 0.986 in 1936.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Nicaragua?: The lowest recorded value was 0.41 in 1992.
How does Nicaragua rank for public sector corruption index?: Nicaragua ranks 6th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Nicaragua?: Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nicaragua 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).