Public Sector Corruption Index in East Timor
East Timor: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.233 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Public Sector Corruption Index in East Timor, 2001–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 0.233 for public sector corruption index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in East Timor peaked at 0.422 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.233, in 2023.
East Timor ranks 122nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Public Sector Corruption Index in East Timor, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.422 | — |
| 2002 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.422 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.357 | -15.4% |
| 2006 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.303 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.297 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.297 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.28 | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.28 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.233 | -16.8% |
| 2024 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.233 | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 0.233 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 34% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 0.233 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.489, 48% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3859 | 0.357 | 0.422 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3359 | 0.297 | 0.357 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2565 | 0.233 | 0.28 | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More social development data for East Timor
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (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 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 15 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2015)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public sector corruption index in East Timor?
- Public sector corruption index in East Timor was 0.233 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 0.422 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.233 in 2023.
- How does East Timor rank for public sector corruption index?
- East Timor ranks 122nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this East Timor 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).