What is clientelism index in Argentina?

Clientelism index in Argentina was 0.442 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Argentina?

The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 1870.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Argentina?

The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1984.

How does Argentina rank for clientelism index?

Argentina ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Argentina?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Argentina data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Clientelism Index in Argentina

Name: Clientelism Index in Argentina
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Argentina: Clientelism Index was 0.442 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.442

Change on year

down 2.2%

World rank

100th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.89

in 1870

All-time low

0.194

in 1984

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Clientelism Index in Argentina, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for clientelism index in Argentina is 0.442, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Argentina peaked at 0.89 in 1870 and was at its lowest, 0.194, in 1984.

Argentina ranks 100th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 237 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Argentina, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.84	—
1790	0.84	+0.0%
1791	0.84	+0.0%
1792	0.84	+0.0%
1793	0.84	+0.0%
1794	0.84	+0.0%
1795	0.84	+0.0%
1796	0.84	+0.0%
1797	0.84	+0.0%
1798	0.84	+0.0%
1799	0.84	+0.0%
1800	0.84	+0.0%
1801	0.84	+0.0%
1802	0.84	+0.0%
1803	0.84	+0.0%
1804	0.84	+0.0%
1805	0.84	+0.0%
1806	0.84	+0.0%
1807	0.84	+0.0%
1808	0.84	+0.0%
1809	0.84	+0.0%
1810	0.84	+0.0%
1811	0.84	+0.0%
1812	0.84	+0.0%
1813	0.84	+0.0%
1814	0.84	+0.0%
1815	0.84	+0.0%
1816	0.84	+0.0%
1817	0.84	+0.0%
1818	0.84	+0.0%
1819	0.84	+0.0%
1820	0.84	+0.0%
1821	0.84	+0.0%
1822	0.84	+0.0%
1823	0.84	+0.0%
1824	0.84	+0.0%
1825	0.84	+0.0%
1826	0.84	+0.0%
1827	0.84	+0.0%
1828	0.84	+0.0%
1829	0.84	+0.0%
1830	0.84	+0.0%
1831	0.84	+0.0%
1832	0.84	+0.0%
1833	0.84	+0.0%
1834	0.84	+0.0%
1835	0.84	+0.0%
1836	0.84	+0.0%
1837	0.84	+0.0%
1838	0.84	+0.0%
1839	0.84	+0.0%
1840	0.84	+0.0%
1841	0.84	+0.0%
1842	0.84	+0.0%
1843	0.84	+0.0%
1844	0.84	+0.0%
1845	0.84	+0.0%
1846	0.84	+0.0%
1847	0.84	+0.0%
1848	0.84	+0.0%
1849	0.84	+0.0%
1850	0.84	+0.0%
1851	0.84	+0.0%
1852	0.84	+0.0%
1853	0.888	+5.7%
1854	0.888	+0.0%
1855	0.888	+0.0%
1856	0.883	-0.6%
1857	0.883	+0.0%
1858	0.882	-0.1%
1859	0.882	+0.0%
1860	0.882	+0.0%
1861	0.882	+0.0%
1862	0.889	+0.8%
1863	0.889	+0.0%
1864	0.881	-0.9%
1865	0.881	+0.0%
1866	0.878	-0.3%
1867	0.878	+0.0%
1868	0.885	+0.8%
1869	0.885	+0.0%
1870	0.89	+0.6%
1871	0.89	+0.0%
1872	0.881	-1.0%
1873	0.881	+0.0%
1874	0.88	-0.1%
1875	0.88	+0.0%
1876	0.883	+0.3%
1877	0.883	+0.0%
1878	0.885	+0.2%
1879	0.885	+0.0%
1880	0.884	-0.1%
1881	0.884	+0.0%
1882	0.888	+0.5%
1883	0.888	+0.0%
1884	0.889	+0.1%
1885	0.889	+0.0%
1886	0.885	-0.4%
1887	0.885	+0.0%
1888	0.889	+0.5%
1889	0.889	+0.0%
1890	0.881	-0.9%
1891	0.881	+0.0%
1892	0.89	+1.0%
1893	0.89	+0.0%
1894	0.886	-0.4%
1895	0.886	+0.0%
1896	0.888	+0.2%
1897	0.888	+0.0%
1898	0.877	-1.2%
1899	0.877	+0.0%
1900	0.846	-3.5%
1901	0.846	+0.0%
1902	0.846	+0.0%
1903	0.846	+0.0%
1904	0.845	-0.1%
1905	0.845	+0.0%
1906	0.845	+0.0%
1907	0.845	+0.0%
1908	0.845	+0.0%
1909	0.845	+0.0%
1910	0.771	-8.8%
1911	0.754	-2.2%
1912	0.78	+3.4%
1913	0.719	-7.8%
1914	0.729	+1.4%
1915	0.732	+0.4%
1916	0.654	-10.7%
1917	0.59	-9.8%
1918	0.586	-0.7%
1919	0.585	-0.2%
1920	0.619	+5.8%
1921	0.619	+0.0%
1922	0.593	-4.2%
1923	0.585	-1.3%
1924	0.577	-1.4%
1925	0.574	-0.5%
1926	0.563	-1.9%
1927	0.561	-0.4%
1928	0.57	+1.6%
1929	0.572	+0.4%
1930	0.296	-48.3%
1931	0.389	+31.4%
1932	0.476	+22.4%
1933	0.476	+0.0%
1934	0.509	+6.9%
1935	0.516	+1.4%
1936	0.508	-1.6%
1937	0.509	+0.2%
1938	0.515	+1.2%
1939	0.515	+0.0%
1940	0.529	+2.7%
1941	0.532	+0.6%
1942	0.513	-3.6%
1943	0.542	+5.7%
1944	0.216	-60.1%
1945	0.329	+52.3%
1946	0.376	+14.3%
1947	0.385	+2.4%
1948	0.388	+0.8%
1949	0.315	-18.8%
1950	0.315	+0.0%
1951	0.316	+0.3%
1952	0.322	+1.9%
1953	0.322	+0.0%
1954	0.322	+0.0%
1955	0.322	+0.0%
1956	0.357	+10.9%
1957	0.352	-1.4%
1958	0.359	+2.0%
1959	0.359	+0.0%
1960	0.353	-1.7%
1961	0.351	-0.6%
1962	0.362	+3.1%
1963	0.356	-1.7%
1964	0.345	-3.1%
1965	0.366	+6.1%
1966	0.392	+7.1%
1967	0.444	+13.3%
1968	0.444	+0.0%
1969	0.444	+0.0%
1970	0.503	+13.3%
1971	0.503	+0.0%
1972	0.503	+0.0%
1973	0.265	-47.3%
1974	0.26	-1.9%
1975	0.26	+0.0%
1976	0.316	+21.5%
1977	0.316	+0.0%
1978	0.316	+0.0%
1979	0.316	+0.0%
1980	0.316	+0.0%
1981	0.316	+0.0%
1982	0.316	+0.0%
1983	0.204	-35.4%
1984	0.194	-4.9%
1985	0.204	+5.2%
1986	0.252	+23.5%
1987	0.291	+15.5%
1988	0.302	+3.8%
1989	0.292	-3.3%
1990	0.495	+69.5%
1991	0.503	+1.6%
1992	0.516	+2.6%
1993	0.522	+1.2%
1994	0.459	-12.1%
1995	0.488	+6.3%
1996	0.522	+7.0%
1997	0.518	-0.8%
1998	0.501	-3.3%
1999	0.507	+1.2%
2000	0.459	-9.5%
2001	0.459	+0.0%
2002	0.458	-0.2%
2003	0.446	-2.6%
2004	0.455	+2.0%
2005	0.46	+1.1%
2006	0.485	+5.4%
2007	0.473	-2.5%
2008	0.458	-3.2%
2009	0.469	+2.4%
2010	0.451	-3.8%
2011	0.452	+0.2%
2012	0.46	+1.8%
2013	0.478	+3.9%
2014	0.466	-2.5%
2015	0.443	-4.9%
2016	0.424	-4.3%
2017	0.421	-0.7%
2018	0.427	+1.4%
2019	0.425	-0.5%
2020	0.471	+10.8%
2021	0.448	-4.9%
2022	0.475	+6.0%
2023	0.479	+0.8%
2024	0.452	-5.6%
2025	0.442	-2.2%

Argentina compared with similar countries

Argentina's 0.442 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Argentina's 0.442 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.514, 86% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Clientelism Index in Argentina changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1990	+69.5%	0.292	0.495
1944	-60.1%	0.542	0.216
1945	+52.3%	0.216	0.329
1930	-48.3%	0.572	0.296
1973	-47.3%	0.503	0.265
1983	-35.4%	0.316	0.204

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.84	0.84	0.84	1
1790s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1800s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1810s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1820s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1830s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1840s	0.84	0.84	0.84	10
1850s	0.8714	0.84	0.888	10
1860s	0.883	0.878	0.889	10
1870s	0.8838	0.88	0.89	10
1880s	0.887	0.884	0.889	10
1890s	0.8844	0.877	0.89	10
1900s	0.8454	0.845	0.846	10
1910s	0.69	0.585	0.78	10
1920s	0.5833	0.561	0.619	10
1930s	0.4709	0.296	0.516	10
1940s	0.4125	0.216	0.542	10
1950s	0.3346	0.315	0.359	10
1960s	0.3857	0.345	0.444	10
1970s	0.3558	0.26	0.503	10
1980s	0.2687	0.194	0.316	10
1990s	0.5031	0.459	0.522	10
2000s	0.4622	0.446	0.485	10
2010s	0.4447	0.421	0.478	10
2020s	0.4612	0.442	0.479	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Argentina?: Clientelism index in Argentina was 0.442 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Argentina?: The highest recorded value was 0.89 in 1870.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Argentina?: The lowest recorded value was 0.194 in 1984.
How does Argentina rank for clientelism index?: Argentina ranks 100th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Argentina?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Argentina data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Clientelism Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Clientelism Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Composite index measuring the extent to which politics hinge on clientelistic exchanges of targeted goods, jobs, or cash for electoral support; higher values denote more pervasive clientelism.