Public Sector Corruption Index in Tajikistan
Tajikistan: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.867 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.867
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.919
in 2017
All-time low
0.689
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Public Sector Corruption Index in Tajikistan, 1990–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, public sector corruption index in Tajikistan stood at 0.867.
The figure is down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Tajikistan peaked at 0.919 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.689, in 1990.
Tajikistan ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in Tajikistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.689 | — |
| 1991 | 0.783 | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.872 | +11.4% |
| 1993 | 0.832 | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.832 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.816 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.866 | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.866 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.896 | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.896 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.909 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.909 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.919 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.893 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.891 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.86 | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.893 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 0.867 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.867 | +0.0% |
Tajikistan compared with similar countries
- Tajikistan's 0.867 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Tajikistan's 0.867 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1945, 4.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8204 | 0.689 | 0.872 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8939 | 0.866 | 0.909 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9066 | 0.891 | 0.919 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8702 | 0.86 | 0.893 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tajikistan
- 17 Cuba 0.873 compare
- 18 Central African Republic 0.872 compare
- 18 Mozambique 0.872 compare
- 21 Madagascar 0.866 compare
- 22 Eswatini 0.864 compare
- 23 Cambodia 0.861 compare
More social development data for Tajikistan
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 8,620 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (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 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 4,163 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0008 units per person (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 Tajikistan?
- Public sector corruption index in Tajikistan was 0.867 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.919 in 2017.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Tajikistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.689 in 1990.
- How does Tajikistan rank for public sector corruption index?
- Tajikistan ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Tajikistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tajikistan 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).