What is public sector corruption index in Venezuela?

Public sector corruption index in Venezuela was 0.985 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

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

The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2020.

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

The lowest recorded value was 0.123 in 1945.

How does Venezuela rank for public sector corruption index?

Venezuela ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Venezuela?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Venezuela 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 Venezuela

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

Venezuela: Public Sector Corruption Index was 0.985 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.985

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

1st

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.99

in 2020

All-time low

0.123

in 1945

Years of data

227

1789–2025

Public Sector Corruption Index in Venezuela, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, public sector corruption index in Venezuela stood at 0.985.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public sector corruption index in Venezuela peaked at 0.99 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.123, in 1945.

Venezuela ranks 1st of 176 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Public Sector Corruption Index in Venezuela, year by year

Annual values for Public Sector Corruption Index in Venezuela, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.149	—
1790	0.149	+0.0%
1791	0.149	+0.0%
1792	0.149	+0.0%
1793	0.149	+0.0%
1794	0.149	+0.0%
1795	0.149	+0.0%
1796	0.149	+0.0%
1797	0.149	+0.0%
1798	0.149	+0.0%
1799	0.149	+0.0%
1800	0.149	+0.0%
1801	0.149	+0.0%
1802	0.149	+0.0%
1803	0.149	+0.0%
1804	0.149	+0.0%
1805	0.149	+0.0%
1806	0.149	+0.0%
1807	0.149	+0.0%
1808	0.149	+0.0%
1809	0.149	+0.0%
1810	0.149	+0.0%
1811	0.149	+0.0%
1812	0.149	+0.0%
1813	0.24	+61.1%
1814	0.24	+0.0%
1815	0.24	+0.0%
1816	0.24	+0.0%
1817	0.24	+0.0%
1818	0.24	+0.0%
1819	0.24	+0.0%
1830	0.134	-44.2%
1831	0.134	+0.0%
1832	0.134	+0.0%
1833	0.134	+0.0%
1834	0.134	+0.0%
1835	0.134	+0.0%
1836	0.134	+0.0%
1837	0.134	+0.0%
1838	0.134	+0.0%
1839	0.134	+0.0%
1840	0.134	+0.0%
1841	0.134	+0.0%
1842	0.134	+0.0%
1843	0.134	+0.0%
1844	0.134	+0.0%
1845	0.134	+0.0%
1846	0.134	+0.0%
1847	0.134	+0.0%
1848	0.459	+242.5%
1849	0.459	+0.0%
1850	0.304	-33.8%
1851	0.304	+0.0%
1852	0.304	+0.0%
1853	0.304	+0.0%
1854	0.304	+0.0%
1855	0.304	+0.0%
1856	0.304	+0.0%
1857	0.304	+0.0%
1858	0.304	+0.0%
1859	0.304	+0.0%
1860	0.304	+0.0%
1861	0.304	+0.0%
1862	0.304	+0.0%
1863	0.304	+0.0%
1864	0.304	+0.0%
1865	0.304	+0.0%
1866	0.304	+0.0%
1867	0.304	+0.0%
1868	0.304	+0.0%
1869	0.304	+0.0%
1870	0.289	-4.9%
1871	0.289	+0.0%
1872	0.289	+0.0%
1873	0.289	+0.0%
1874	0.289	+0.0%
1875	0.289	+0.0%
1876	0.289	+0.0%
1877	0.289	+0.0%
1878	0.289	+0.0%
1879	0.289	+0.0%
1880	0.289	+0.0%
1881	0.289	+0.0%
1882	0.289	+0.0%
1883	0.289	+0.0%
1884	0.289	+0.0%
1885	0.289	+0.0%
1886	0.289	+0.0%
1887	0.289	+0.0%
1888	0.289	+0.0%
1889	0.289	+0.0%
1890	0.289	+0.0%
1891	0.289	+0.0%
1892	0.289	+0.0%
1893	0.289	+0.0%
1894	0.289	+0.0%
1895	0.289	+0.0%
1896	0.289	+0.0%
1897	0.289	+0.0%
1898	0.289	+0.0%
1899	0.289	+0.0%
1900	0.289	+0.0%
1901	0.289	+0.0%
1902	0.289	+0.0%
1903	0.289	+0.0%
1904	0.289	+0.0%
1905	0.289	+0.0%
1906	0.289	+0.0%
1907	0.289	+0.0%
1908	0.289	+0.0%
1909	0.231	-20.1%
1910	0.231	+0.0%
1911	0.231	+0.0%
1912	0.231	+0.0%
1913	0.231	+0.0%
1914	0.231	+0.0%
1915	0.201	-13.0%
1916	0.232	+15.4%
1917	0.246	+6.0%
1918	0.246	+0.0%
1919	0.246	+0.0%
1920	0.246	+0.0%
1921	0.246	+0.0%
1922	0.246	+0.0%
1923	0.246	+0.0%
1924	0.246	+0.0%
1925	0.246	+0.0%
1926	0.246	+0.0%
1927	0.246	+0.0%
1928	0.246	+0.0%
1929	0.246	+0.0%
1930	0.246	+0.0%
1931	0.246	+0.0%
1932	0.246	+0.0%
1933	0.246	+0.0%
1934	0.246	+0.0%
1935	0.246	+0.0%
1936	0.197	-19.9%
1937	0.148	-24.9%
1938	0.148	+0.0%
1939	0.148	+0.0%
1940	0.148	+0.0%
1941	0.148	+0.0%
1942	0.148	+0.0%
1943	0.148	+0.0%
1944	0.148	+0.0%
1945	0.123	-16.9%
1946	0.123	+0.0%
1947	0.123	+0.0%
1948	0.147	+19.5%
1949	0.197	+34.0%
1950	0.217	+10.2%
1951	0.217	+0.0%
1952	0.217	+0.0%
1953	0.285	+31.3%
1954	0.285	+0.0%
1955	0.285	+0.0%
1956	0.285	+0.0%
1957	0.26	-8.8%
1958	0.266	+2.3%
1959	0.245	-7.9%
1960	0.248	+1.2%
1961	0.248	+0.0%
1962	0.248	+0.0%
1963	0.248	+0.0%
1964	0.271	+9.3%
1965	0.271	+0.0%
1966	0.271	+0.0%
1967	0.271	+0.0%
1968	0.271	+0.0%
1969	0.271	+0.0%
1970	0.271	+0.0%
1971	0.271	+0.0%
1972	0.31	+14.4%
1973	0.493	+59.0%
1974	0.512	+3.9%
1975	0.512	+0.0%
1976	0.512	+0.0%
1977	0.512	+0.0%
1978	0.512	+0.0%
1979	0.512	+0.0%
1980	0.525	+2.5%
1981	0.525	+0.0%
1982	0.525	+0.0%
1983	0.525	+0.0%
1984	0.567	+8.0%
1985	0.567	+0.0%
1986	0.567	+0.0%
1987	0.567	+0.0%
1988	0.567	+0.0%
1989	0.567	+0.0%
1990	0.567	+0.0%
1991	0.567	+0.0%
1992	0.59	+4.1%
1993	0.551	-6.6%
1994	0.551	+0.0%
1995	0.539	-2.2%
1996	0.539	+0.0%
1997	0.539	+0.0%
1998	0.539	+0.0%
1999	0.596	+10.6%
2000	0.83	+39.3%
2001	0.83	+0.0%
2002	0.83	+0.0%
2003	0.83	+0.0%
2004	0.83	+0.0%
2005	0.913	+10.0%
2006	0.913	+0.0%
2007	0.913	+0.0%
2008	0.913	+0.0%
2009	0.913	+0.0%
2010	0.93	+1.9%
2011	0.937	+0.8%
2012	0.937	+0.0%
2013	0.962	+2.7%
2014	0.965	+0.3%
2015	0.972	+0.7%
2016	0.975	+0.3%
2017	0.985	+1.0%
2018	0.985	+0.0%
2019	0.985	+0.0%
2020	0.99	+0.5%
2021	0.985	-0.5%
2022	0.985	+0.0%
2023	0.985	+0.0%
2024	0.985	+0.0%
2025	0.985	+0.0%

Venezuela compared with similar countries

Venezuela's 0.985 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.693, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Venezuela's 0.985 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.467, 2.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.149	0.149	0.149	1
1790s	0.149	0.149	0.149	10
1800s	0.149	0.149	0.149	10
1810s	0.2127	0.149	0.24	10
1830s	0.134	0.134	0.134	10
1840s	0.199	0.134	0.459	10
1850s	0.304	0.304	0.304	10
1860s	0.304	0.304	0.304	10
1870s	0.289	0.289	0.289	10
1880s	0.289	0.289	0.289	10
1890s	0.289	0.289	0.289	10
1900s	0.2832	0.231	0.289	10
1910s	0.2326	0.201	0.246	10
1920s	0.246	0.246	0.246	10
1930s	0.2117	0.148	0.246	10
1940s	0.1453	0.123	0.197	10
1950s	0.2562	0.217	0.285	10
1960s	0.2618	0.248	0.271	10
1970s	0.4417	0.271	0.512	10
1980s	0.5502	0.525	0.567	10
1990s	0.5578	0.539	0.596	10
2000s	0.8715	0.83	0.913	10
2010s	0.9633	0.93	0.985	10
2020s	0.9858	0.985	0.99	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is public sector corruption index in Venezuela?: Public sector corruption index in Venezuela was 0.985 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest public sector corruption index recorded in Venezuela?: The highest recorded value was 0.99 in 2020.
What is the lowest public sector corruption index recorded in Venezuela?: The lowest recorded value was 0.123 in 1945.
How does Venezuela rank for public sector corruption index?: Venezuela ranks 1st out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is public sector corruption index rising or falling in Venezuela?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Venezuela 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).