No Other OECD Country Outranked the U.S. in Perceived Government Corruption in 2025
Is corruption widespread throughout the government in this country, or not?
% Yes
Line graph comparing perceptions that corruption is widespread in the U.S. government. In 2025, 79% in the U.S. said yes, versus an OECD median of 59%, tying the highest OECD country. Since then, perceptions of governmental corruption in the U.S. have increased by another 10 percentage points.
Data are not yet available for all OECD countries in 2026. In 2025, the U.S. was already tied as the highest-ranking country alongside Colombia (both 79%) on this measure.
