Public Sector Corruption Index in Seychelles
Seychelles: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.093 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public Sector Corruption Index in Seychelles, 1903–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Seychelles recorded 0.093 for public sector corruption index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Seychelles peaked at 0.351 in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.062, in 2023.
That places Seychelles 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 123 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Seychelles, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 0.146 | — |
| 1904 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1906 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1907 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1908 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1910 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1918 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1919 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1921 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1923 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1924 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1931 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1934 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1937 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1941 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1943 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1946 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1948 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1949 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1951 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.146 | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.298 | +104.1% |
| 1977 | 0.351 | +17.8% |
| 1978 | 0.298 | -15.1% |
| 1979 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.298 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.255 | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.255 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.227 | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.149 | -25.5% |
| 2017 | 0.119 | -20.1% |
| 2018 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.119 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.091 | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.091 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.08 | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.062 | -22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.093 | +50.0% |
| 2025 | 0.093 | +0.0% |
Seychelles compared with similar countries
- Seychelles's 0.093 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.093, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Seychelles's 0.093 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.692, 13% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 7 |
| 1910s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.146 | 0.146 | 0.146 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2121 | 0.146 | 0.351 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.298 | 0.298 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.298 | 0.298 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2737 | 0.227 | 0.298 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1814 | 0.119 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.085 | 0.062 | 0.093 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Seychelles
More social development data for Seychelles
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 10 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (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 10 (2025)
- Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year (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 Seychelles?
- Public sector corruption index in Seychelles was 0.093 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Seychelles?
- The highest recorded value was 0.351 in 1977.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Seychelles?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.062 in 2023.
- How does Seychelles rank for public sector corruption index?
- Seychelles ranks 148th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Seychelles?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Seychelles 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).