What is clientelism index in Brazil?

Clientelism index in Brazil was 0.409 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Brazil?

The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 1909.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Brazil?

The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 2007.

How does Brazil rank for clientelism index?

Brazil ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Brazil?

Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Brazil 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 Brazil

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

Brazil: Clientelism Index was 0.409 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.409

Change on year

up 7.6%

World rank

107th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.941

in 1909

All-time low

0.311

in 2007

Years of data

206

1820–2025

Clientelism Index in Brazil, 1820–2025

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

Analysis

Brazil recorded 0.409 for clientelism index in 2025.

The figure is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Brazil peaked at 0.941 in 1909 and was at its lowest, 0.311, in 2007.

That places Brazil 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 206 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Brazil, 1820 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1820	0.582	—
1821	0.582	+0.0%
1822	0.582	+0.0%
1823	0.582	+0.0%
1824	0.582	+0.0%
1825	0.582	+0.0%
1826	0.348	-40.2%
1827	0.348	+0.0%
1828	0.348	+0.0%
1829	0.348	+0.0%
1830	0.352	+1.1%
1831	0.352	+0.0%
1832	0.352	+0.0%
1833	0.352	+0.0%
1834	0.329	-6.5%
1835	0.329	+0.0%
1836	0.329	+0.0%
1837	0.329	+0.0%
1838	0.357	+8.5%
1839	0.357	+0.0%
1840	0.357	+0.0%
1841	0.357	+0.0%
1842	0.758	+112.3%
1843	0.758	+0.0%
1844	0.867	+14.4%
1845	0.863	-0.5%
1846	0.863	+0.0%
1847	0.863	+0.0%
1848	0.871	+0.9%
1849	0.871	+0.0%
1850	0.871	+0.0%
1851	0.871	+0.0%
1852	0.871	+0.0%
1853	0.863	-0.9%
1854	0.863	+0.0%
1855	0.863	+0.0%
1856	0.863	+0.0%
1857	0.875	+1.4%
1858	0.875	+0.0%
1859	0.875	+0.0%
1860	0.875	+0.0%
1861	0.863	-1.4%
1862	0.863	+0.0%
1863	0.863	+0.0%
1864	0.868	+0.6%
1865	0.868	+0.0%
1866	0.868	+0.0%
1867	0.866	-0.2%
1868	0.866	+0.0%
1869	0.873	+0.8%
1870	0.873	+0.0%
1871	0.873	+0.0%
1872	0.86	-1.5%
1873	0.86	+0.0%
1874	0.86	+0.0%
1875	0.86	+0.0%
1876	0.875	+1.7%
1877	0.875	+0.0%
1878	0.869	-0.7%
1879	0.869	+0.0%
1880	0.869	+0.0%
1881	0.863	-0.7%
1882	0.863	+0.0%
1883	0.863	+0.0%
1884	0.863	+0.0%
1885	0.872	+1.0%
1886	0.872	+0.0%
1887	0.872	+0.0%
1888	0.872	+0.0%
1889	0.872	+0.0%
1890	0.755	-13.4%
1891	0.756	+0.1%
1892	0.756	+0.0%
1893	0.756	+0.0%
1894	0.916	+21.2%
1895	0.915	-0.1%
1896	0.915	+0.0%
1897	0.92	+0.5%
1898	0.923	+0.3%
1899	0.924	+0.1%
1900	0.924	+0.0%
1901	0.924	+0.0%
1902	0.935	+1.2%
1903	0.937	+0.2%
1904	0.937	+0.0%
1905	0.937	+0.0%
1906	0.94	+0.3%
1907	0.94	+0.0%
1908	0.94	+0.0%
1909	0.941	+0.1%
1910	0.906	-3.7%
1911	0.899	-0.8%
1912	0.937	+4.2%
1913	0.94	+0.3%
1914	0.94	+0.0%
1915	0.94	+0.0%
1916	0.94	+0.0%
1917	0.94	+0.0%
1918	0.938	-0.2%
1919	0.918	-2.1%
1920	0.91	-0.9%
1921	0.91	+0.0%
1922	0.928	+2.0%
1923	0.932	+0.4%
1924	0.932	+0.0%
1925	0.932	+0.0%
1926	0.933	+0.1%
1927	0.933	+0.0%
1928	0.933	+0.0%
1929	0.933	+0.0%
1930	0.825	-11.6%
1931	0.818	-0.8%
1932	0.818	+0.0%
1933	0.743	-9.2%
1934	0.706	-5.0%
1935	0.706	+0.0%
1936	0.706	+0.0%
1937	0.706	+0.0%
1938	0.706	+0.0%
1939	0.706	+0.0%
1940	0.706	+0.0%
1941	0.706	+0.0%
1942	0.706	+0.0%
1943	0.706	+0.0%
1944	0.706	+0.0%
1945	0.649	-8.1%
1946	0.628	-3.2%
1947	0.631	+0.5%
1948	0.631	+0.0%
1949	0.631	+0.0%
1950	0.629	-0.3%
1951	0.624	-0.8%
1952	0.624	+0.0%
1953	0.638	+2.2%
1954	0.638	+0.0%
1955	0.63	-1.3%
1956	0.617	-2.1%
1957	0.617	+0.0%
1958	0.624	+1.1%
1959	0.645	+3.4%
1960	0.639	-0.9%
1961	0.569	-11.0%
1962	0.572	+0.5%
1963	0.583	+1.9%
1964	0.606	+3.9%
1965	0.606	+0.0%
1966	0.552	-8.9%
1967	0.582	+5.4%
1968	0.582	+0.0%
1969	0.582	+0.0%
1970	0.581	-0.2%
1971	0.574	-1.2%
1972	0.574	+0.0%
1973	0.574	+0.0%
1974	0.575	+0.2%
1975	0.584	+1.6%
1976	0.584	+0.0%
1977	0.584	+0.0%
1978	0.585	+0.2%
1979	0.596	+1.9%
1980	0.503	-15.6%
1981	0.503	+0.0%
1982	0.501	-0.4%
1983	0.494	-1.4%
1984	0.494	+0.0%
1985	0.501	+1.4%
1986	0.542	+8.2%
1987	0.528	-2.6%
1988	0.499	-5.5%
1989	0.499	+0.0%
1990	0.498	-0.2%
1991	0.491	-1.4%
1992	0.453	-7.7%
1993	0.453	+0.0%
1994	0.458	+1.1%
1995	0.408	-10.9%
1996	0.408	+0.0%
1997	0.408	+0.0%
1998	0.412	+1.0%
1999	0.426	+3.4%
2000	0.426	+0.0%
2001	0.426	+0.0%
2002	0.324	-23.9%
2003	0.324	+0.0%
2004	0.324	+0.0%
2005	0.324	+0.0%
2006	0.321	-0.9%
2007	0.311	-3.1%
2008	0.311	+0.0%
2009	0.311	+0.0%
2010	0.311	+0.0%
2011	0.312	+0.3%
2012	0.312	+0.0%
2013	0.331	+6.1%
2014	0.334	+0.9%
2015	0.328	-1.8%
2016	0.375	+14.3%
2017	0.371	-1.1%
2018	0.369	-0.5%
2019	0.361	-2.2%
2020	0.351	-2.8%
2021	0.385	+9.7%
2022	0.42	+9.1%
2023	0.38	-9.5%
2024	0.38	+0.0%
2025	0.409	+7.6%

Brazil compared with similar countries

Brazil's 0.409 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 79% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Brazil's 0.409 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.514, 80% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1820s	0.4884	0.348	0.582	10
1830s	0.3438	0.329	0.357	10
1840s	0.7428	0.357	0.871	10
1850s	0.869	0.863	0.875	10
1860s	0.8673	0.863	0.875	10
1870s	0.8674	0.86	0.875	10
1880s	0.8681	0.863	0.872	10
1890s	0.8536	0.755	0.924	10
1900s	0.9355	0.924	0.941	10
1910s	0.9298	0.899	0.94	10
1920s	0.9276	0.91	0.933	10
1930s	0.744	0.706	0.825	10
1940s	0.67	0.628	0.706	10
1950s	0.6286	0.617	0.645	10
1960s	0.5873	0.552	0.639	10
1970s	0.5811	0.574	0.596	10
1980s	0.5064	0.494	0.542	10
1990s	0.4415	0.408	0.498	10
2000s	0.3402	0.311	0.426	10
2010s	0.3404	0.311	0.375	10
2020s	0.3875	0.351	0.42	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Brazil?: Clientelism index in Brazil was 0.409 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Brazil?: The highest recorded value was 0.941 in 1909.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Brazil?: The lowest recorded value was 0.311 in 2007.
How does Brazil rank for clientelism index?: Brazil ranks 107th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Brazil?: Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil 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.