What is public sector corruption index in Serbia?

Public sector corruption index in Serbia was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2000.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.537 in 1940.

How does Serbia rank for public sector corruption index?

Serbia ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Serbia?

Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Serbia 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 Serbia

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

Serbia: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.774 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.774

Change on year

up 20.7%

World rank

38th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.871

in 2000

All-time low

0.537

in 1940

Years of data

221

1804–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Serbia, 1804–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, public sector corruption index in Serbia stood at 0.774.

That represents a change of up 20.7% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Serbia peaked at 0.871 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.537, in 1940.

That places Serbia 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Serbia, 1804 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1804	0.786	—
1805	0.786	+0.0%
1806	0.786	+0.0%
1807	0.786	+0.0%
1808	0.786	+0.0%
1809	0.786	+0.0%
1810	0.786	+0.0%
1811	0.786	+0.0%
1812	0.786	+0.0%
1813	0.786	+0.0%
1815	0.787	+0.1%
1816	0.787	+0.0%
1817	0.787	+0.0%
1818	0.787	+0.0%
1819	0.787	+0.0%
1820	0.787	+0.0%
1821	0.787	+0.0%
1822	0.787	+0.0%
1823	0.787	+0.0%
1824	0.787	+0.0%
1825	0.787	+0.0%
1826	0.787	+0.0%
1827	0.787	+0.0%
1828	0.787	+0.0%
1829	0.787	+0.0%
1830	0.695	-11.7%
1831	0.574	-17.4%
1832	0.574	+0.0%
1833	0.574	+0.0%
1834	0.574	+0.0%
1835	0.574	+0.0%
1836	0.574	+0.0%
1837	0.574	+0.0%
1838	0.574	+0.0%
1839	0.574	+0.0%
1840	0.705	+22.8%
1841	0.705	+0.0%
1842	0.705	+0.0%
1843	0.705	+0.0%
1844	0.705	+0.0%
1845	0.705	+0.0%
1846	0.705	+0.0%
1847	0.705	+0.0%
1848	0.705	+0.0%
1849	0.705	+0.0%
1850	0.705	+0.0%
1851	0.705	+0.0%
1852	0.705	+0.0%
1853	0.705	+0.0%
1854	0.705	+0.0%
1855	0.705	+0.0%
1856	0.705	+0.0%
1857	0.705	+0.0%
1858	0.705	+0.0%
1859	0.584	-17.2%
1860	0.584	+0.0%
1861	0.584	+0.0%
1862	0.584	+0.0%
1863	0.584	+0.0%
1864	0.584	+0.0%
1865	0.584	+0.0%
1866	0.584	+0.0%
1867	0.584	+0.0%
1868	0.584	+0.0%
1869	0.705	+20.7%
1870	0.705	+0.0%
1871	0.705	+0.0%
1872	0.705	+0.0%
1873	0.705	+0.0%
1874	0.705	+0.0%
1875	0.705	+0.0%
1876	0.658	-6.7%
1877	0.658	+0.0%
1878	0.635	-3.5%
1879	0.635	+0.0%
1880	0.635	+0.0%
1881	0.635	+0.0%
1882	0.635	+0.0%
1883	0.635	+0.0%
1884	0.635	+0.0%
1885	0.635	+0.0%
1886	0.635	+0.0%
1887	0.635	+0.0%
1888	0.635	+0.0%
1889	0.635	+0.0%
1890	0.635	+0.0%
1891	0.635	+0.0%
1892	0.635	+0.0%
1893	0.635	+0.0%
1894	0.635	+0.0%
1895	0.635	+0.0%
1896	0.635	+0.0%
1897	0.635	+0.0%
1898	0.635	+0.0%
1899	0.635	+0.0%
1900	0.635	+0.0%
1901	0.635	+0.0%
1902	0.635	+0.0%
1903	0.622	-2.0%
1904	0.622	+0.0%
1905	0.622	+0.0%
1906	0.622	+0.0%
1907	0.622	+0.0%
1908	0.622	+0.0%
1909	0.622	+0.0%
1910	0.622	+0.0%
1911	0.622	+0.0%
1912	0.622	+0.0%
1913	0.622	+0.0%
1914	0.622	+0.0%
1915	0.622	+0.0%
1916	0.635	+2.1%
1917	0.635	+0.0%
1918	0.62	-2.4%
1919	0.62	+0.0%
1920	0.62	+0.0%
1921	0.62	+0.0%
1922	0.62	+0.0%
1923	0.62	+0.0%
1924	0.62	+0.0%
1925	0.62	+0.0%
1926	0.62	+0.0%
1927	0.62	+0.0%
1928	0.62	+0.0%
1929	0.62	+0.0%
1930	0.62	+0.0%
1931	0.62	+0.0%
1932	0.62	+0.0%
1933	0.62	+0.0%
1934	0.62	+0.0%
1935	0.62	+0.0%
1936	0.62	+0.0%
1937	0.62	+0.0%
1938	0.62	+0.0%
1939	0.62	+0.0%
1940	0.537	-13.4%
1941	0.559	+4.1%
1942	0.559	+0.0%
1943	0.559	+0.0%
1944	0.614	+9.8%
1945	0.614	+0.0%
1946	0.578	-5.9%
1947	0.697	+20.6%
1948	0.697	+0.0%
1949	0.697	+0.0%
1950	0.697	+0.0%
1951	0.697	+0.0%
1952	0.697	+0.0%
1953	0.697	+0.0%
1954	0.697	+0.0%
1955	0.718	+3.0%
1956	0.718	+0.0%
1957	0.718	+0.0%
1958	0.718	+0.0%
1959	0.733	+2.1%
1960	0.733	+0.0%
1961	0.733	+0.0%
1962	0.733	+0.0%
1963	0.733	+0.0%
1964	0.733	+0.0%
1965	0.733	+0.0%
1966	0.733	+0.0%
1967	0.733	+0.0%
1968	0.733	+0.0%
1969	0.733	+0.0%
1970	0.756	+3.1%
1971	0.756	+0.0%
1972	0.756	+0.0%
1973	0.756	+0.0%
1974	0.756	+0.0%
1975	0.756	+0.0%
1976	0.756	+0.0%
1977	0.756	+0.0%
1978	0.756	+0.0%
1979	0.756	+0.0%
1980	0.756	+0.0%
1981	0.756	+0.0%
1982	0.756	+0.0%
1983	0.756	+0.0%
1984	0.756	+0.0%
1985	0.756	+0.0%
1986	0.756	+0.0%
1987	0.756	+0.0%
1988	0.756	+0.0%
1989	0.813	+7.5%
1990	0.823	+1.2%
1991	0.833	+1.2%
1992	0.833	+0.0%
1993	0.833	+0.0%
1994	0.833	+0.0%
1995	0.833	+0.0%
1996	0.833	+0.0%
1997	0.833	+0.0%
1998	0.833	+0.0%
1999	0.833	+0.0%
2000	0.871	+4.6%
2001	0.675	-22.5%
2002	0.621	-8.0%
2003	0.621	+0.0%
2004	0.621	+0.0%
2005	0.621	+0.0%
2006	0.621	+0.0%
2007	0.621	+0.0%
2008	0.621	+0.0%
2009	0.625	+0.6%
2010	0.625	+0.0%
2011	0.625	+0.0%
2012	0.625	+0.0%
2013	0.625	+0.0%
2014	0.611	-2.2%
2015	0.611	+0.0%
2016	0.649	+6.2%
2017	0.63	-2.9%
2018	0.63	+0.0%
2019	0.66	+4.8%
2020	0.677	+2.6%
2021	0.66	-2.5%
2022	0.594	-10.0%
2023	0.598	+0.7%
2024	0.641	+7.2%
2025	0.774	+20.7%

Serbia compared with similar countries

Serbia's 0.774 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5295, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Serbia's 0.774 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1945, 4.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	0.786	0.786	0.786	6
1810s	0.7866	0.786	0.787	9
1820s	0.787	0.787	0.787	10
1830s	0.5861	0.574	0.695	10
1840s	0.705	0.705	0.705	10
1850s	0.6929	0.584	0.705	10
1860s	0.5961	0.584	0.705	10
1870s	0.6816	0.635	0.705	10
1880s	0.635	0.635	0.635	10
1890s	0.635	0.635	0.635	10
1900s	0.6259	0.622	0.635	10
1910s	0.6242	0.62	0.635	10
1920s	0.62	0.62	0.62	10
1930s	0.62	0.62	0.62	10
1940s	0.6111	0.537	0.697	10
1950s	0.709	0.697	0.733	10
1960s	0.733	0.733	0.733	10
1970s	0.756	0.756	0.756	10
1980s	0.7617	0.756	0.813	10
1990s	0.832	0.823	0.833	10
2000s	0.6518	0.621	0.871	10
2010s	0.6291	0.611	0.66	10
2020s	0.6573	0.594	0.774	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Serbia?: Public sector corruption index in Serbia was 0.774 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Serbia?: The highest recorded value was 0.871 in 2000.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Serbia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.537 in 1940.
How does Serbia rank for public sector corruption index?: Serbia ranks 38th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Serbia?: Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Serbia 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).