What is public sector corruption index in Tunisia?

Public sector corruption index in Tunisia was 0.542 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.807 in 1988.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.286 in 2011.

How does Tunisia rank for public sector corruption index?

Tunisia ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Tunisia?

Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Tunisia 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 Tunisia

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

Tunisia: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.542 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.542

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

83rd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.807

in 1988

All-time low

0.286

in 2011

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Tunisia, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

Tunisia recorded 0.542 for public sector corruption index in 2025.

That represents a change of up 86.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Tunisia peaked at 0.807 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.286, in 2011.

That places Tunisia 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Tunisia, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Tunisia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.595	—
1790	0.595	+0.0%
1791	0.595	+0.0%
1792	0.595	+0.0%
1793	0.595	+0.0%
1794	0.595	+0.0%
1795	0.595	+0.0%
1796	0.595	+0.0%
1797	0.595	+0.0%
1798	0.595	+0.0%
1799	0.595	+0.0%
1800	0.595	+0.0%
1801	0.595	+0.0%
1802	0.595	+0.0%
1803	0.595	+0.0%
1804	0.595	+0.0%
1805	0.595	+0.0%
1806	0.595	+0.0%
1807	0.595	+0.0%
1808	0.595	+0.0%
1809	0.595	+0.0%
1810	0.595	+0.0%
1811	0.595	+0.0%
1812	0.595	+0.0%
1813	0.595	+0.0%
1814	0.595	+0.0%
1815	0.595	+0.0%
1816	0.595	+0.0%
1817	0.595	+0.0%
1818	0.595	+0.0%
1819	0.595	+0.0%
1820	0.595	+0.0%
1821	0.595	+0.0%
1822	0.595	+0.0%
1823	0.595	+0.0%
1824	0.595	+0.0%
1825	0.595	+0.0%
1826	0.595	+0.0%
1827	0.595	+0.0%
1828	0.595	+0.0%
1829	0.595	+0.0%
1830	0.595	+0.0%
1831	0.595	+0.0%
1832	0.595	+0.0%
1833	0.595	+0.0%
1834	0.595	+0.0%
1835	0.595	+0.0%
1836	0.595	+0.0%
1837	0.595	+0.0%
1838	0.595	+0.0%
1839	0.595	+0.0%
1840	0.595	+0.0%
1841	0.595	+0.0%
1842	0.595	+0.0%
1843	0.595	+0.0%
1844	0.595	+0.0%
1845	0.595	+0.0%
1846	0.595	+0.0%
1847	0.595	+0.0%
1848	0.595	+0.0%
1849	0.595	+0.0%
1850	0.595	+0.0%
1851	0.595	+0.0%
1852	0.595	+0.0%
1853	0.595	+0.0%
1854	0.595	+0.0%
1855	0.595	+0.0%
1856	0.595	+0.0%
1857	0.595	+0.0%
1858	0.595	+0.0%
1859	0.595	+0.0%
1860	0.595	+0.0%
1861	0.595	+0.0%
1862	0.595	+0.0%
1863	0.595	+0.0%
1864	0.595	+0.0%
1865	0.595	+0.0%
1866	0.595	+0.0%
1867	0.595	+0.0%
1868	0.595	+0.0%
1869	0.595	+0.0%
1870	0.376	-36.8%
1871	0.376	+0.0%
1872	0.376	+0.0%
1873	0.376	+0.0%
1874	0.376	+0.0%
1875	0.376	+0.0%
1876	0.376	+0.0%
1877	0.376	+0.0%
1878	0.576	+53.2%
1879	0.576	+0.0%
1880	0.576	+0.0%
1881	0.661	+14.8%
1882	0.674	+2.0%
1883	0.674	+0.0%
1884	0.674	+0.0%
1885	0.674	+0.0%
1886	0.674	+0.0%
1887	0.674	+0.0%
1888	0.674	+0.0%
1889	0.674	+0.0%
1890	0.674	+0.0%
1891	0.674	+0.0%
1892	0.674	+0.0%
1893	0.674	+0.0%
1894	0.674	+0.0%
1895	0.674	+0.0%
1896	0.674	+0.0%
1897	0.674	+0.0%
1898	0.674	+0.0%
1899	0.674	+0.0%
1900	0.674	+0.0%
1901	0.674	+0.0%
1902	0.674	+0.0%
1903	0.674	+0.0%
1904	0.674	+0.0%
1905	0.674	+0.0%
1906	0.674	+0.0%
1907	0.674	+0.0%
1908	0.674	+0.0%
1909	0.674	+0.0%
1910	0.674	+0.0%
1911	0.674	+0.0%
1912	0.674	+0.0%
1913	0.674	+0.0%
1914	0.674	+0.0%
1915	0.674	+0.0%
1916	0.674	+0.0%
1917	0.674	+0.0%
1918	0.674	+0.0%
1919	0.674	+0.0%
1920	0.674	+0.0%
1921	0.674	+0.0%
1922	0.674	+0.0%
1923	0.674	+0.0%
1924	0.674	+0.0%
1925	0.674	+0.0%
1926	0.731	+8.5%
1927	0.731	+0.0%
1928	0.731	+0.0%
1929	0.731	+0.0%
1930	0.731	+0.0%
1931	0.731	+0.0%
1932	0.731	+0.0%
1933	0.731	+0.0%
1934	0.731	+0.0%
1935	0.731	+0.0%
1936	0.731	+0.0%
1937	0.731	+0.0%
1938	0.731	+0.0%
1939	0.731	+0.0%
1940	0.731	+0.0%
1941	0.731	+0.0%
1942	0.707	-3.3%
1943	0.707	+0.0%
1944	0.739	+4.5%
1945	0.739	+0.0%
1946	0.739	+0.0%
1947	0.701	-5.1%
1948	0.701	+0.0%
1949	0.701	+0.0%
1950	0.667	-4.9%
1951	0.667	+0.0%
1952	0.741	+11.1%
1953	0.741	+0.0%
1954	0.673	-9.2%
1955	0.673	+0.0%
1956	0.673	+0.0%
1957	0.673	+0.0%
1958	0.383	-43.1%
1959	0.383	+0.0%
1960	0.383	+0.0%
1961	0.383	+0.0%
1962	0.383	+0.0%
1963	0.383	+0.0%
1964	0.383	+0.0%
1965	0.383	+0.0%
1966	0.383	+0.0%
1967	0.383	+0.0%
1968	0.383	+0.0%
1969	0.383	+0.0%
1970	0.434	+13.3%
1971	0.434	+0.0%
1972	0.434	+0.0%
1973	0.434	+0.0%
1974	0.434	+0.0%
1975	0.434	+0.0%
1976	0.434	+0.0%
1977	0.434	+0.0%
1978	0.434	+0.0%
1979	0.434	+0.0%
1980	0.434	+0.0%
1981	0.434	+0.0%
1982	0.434	+0.0%
1983	0.434	+0.0%
1984	0.434	+0.0%
1985	0.434	+0.0%
1986	0.434	+0.0%
1987	0.54	+24.4%
1988	0.807	+49.4%
1989	0.807	+0.0%
1990	0.807	+0.0%
1991	0.807	+0.0%
1992	0.807	+0.0%
1993	0.807	+0.0%
1994	0.807	+0.0%
1995	0.807	+0.0%
1996	0.807	+0.0%
1997	0.807	+0.0%
1998	0.807	+0.0%
1999	0.807	+0.0%
2000	0.807	+0.0%
2001	0.807	+0.0%
2002	0.807	+0.0%
2003	0.807	+0.0%
2004	0.807	+0.0%
2005	0.807	+0.0%
2006	0.807	+0.0%
2007	0.807	+0.0%
2008	0.807	+0.0%
2009	0.807	+0.0%
2010	0.807	+0.0%
2011	0.286	-64.6%
2012	0.3	+4.9%
2013	0.347	+15.7%
2014	0.347	+0.0%
2015	0.291	-16.1%
2016	0.361	+24.1%
2017	0.361	+0.0%
2018	0.361	+0.0%
2019	0.361	+0.0%
2020	0.34	-5.8%
2021	0.384	+12.9%
2022	0.542	+41.1%
2023	0.542	+0.0%
2024	0.542	+0.0%
2025	0.542	+0.0%

Tunisia compared with similar countries

Tunisia's 0.542 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 78% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Tunisia's 0.542 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.595, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.595	0.595	0.595	1
1790s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1800s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1810s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1820s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1830s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1840s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1850s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1860s	0.595	0.595	0.595	10
1870s	0.416	0.376	0.576	10
1880s	0.6629	0.576	0.674	10
1890s	0.674	0.674	0.674	10
1900s	0.674	0.674	0.674	10
1910s	0.674	0.674	0.674	10
1920s	0.6968	0.674	0.731	10
1930s	0.731	0.731	0.731	10
1940s	0.7196	0.701	0.739	10
1950s	0.6274	0.383	0.741	10
1960s	0.383	0.383	0.383	10
1970s	0.434	0.434	0.434	10
1980s	0.5192	0.434	0.807	10
1990s	0.807	0.807	0.807	10
2000s	0.807	0.807	0.807	10
2010s	0.3822	0.286	0.807	10
2020s	0.482	0.34	0.542	6

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Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 2,386 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 3,711 (2025)
Political Rights Rating 6 (2025)
Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 6 (2025)
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Tunisia?: Public sector corruption index in Tunisia was 0.542 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Tunisia?: The highest recorded value was 0.807 in 1988.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Tunisia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.286 in 2011.
How does Tunisia rank for public sector corruption index?: Tunisia ranks 83rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Tunisia?: Over the last ten years it is up 86.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tunisia 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).