What is clientelism index in Colombia?

Clientelism index in Colombia was 0.596 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Colombia?

The highest recorded value was 0.805 in 1978.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Colombia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 1833.

How does Colombia rank for clientelism index?

Colombia ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Colombia?

Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Colombia 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 Colombia

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

Colombia: Clientelism Index was 0.596 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.596

Change on year

up 3.8%

World rank

62nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.805

in 1978

All-time low

0.54

in 1833

Years of data

216

1810–2025

Clientelism Index in Colombia, 1810–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, clientelism index in Colombia stood at 0.596.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Colombia peaked at 0.805 in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 1833.

That places Colombia 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 216 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Colombia, 1810 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1810	0.566	—
1811	0.566	+0.0%
1812	0.566	+0.0%
1813	0.566	+0.0%
1814	0.566	+0.0%
1815	0.566	+0.0%
1816	0.566	+0.0%
1817	0.566	+0.0%
1818	0.566	+0.0%
1819	0.566	+0.0%
1820	0.566	+0.0%
1821	0.55	-2.8%
1822	0.543	-1.3%
1823	0.543	+0.0%
1824	0.543	+0.0%
1825	0.543	+0.0%
1826	0.543	+0.0%
1827	0.543	+0.0%
1828	0.543	+0.0%
1829	0.543	+0.0%
1830	0.543	+0.0%
1831	0.543	+0.0%
1832	0.543	+0.0%
1833	0.54	-0.6%
1834	0.54	+0.0%
1835	0.54	+0.0%
1836	0.54	+0.0%
1837	0.54	+0.0%
1838	0.54	+0.0%
1839	0.54	+0.0%
1840	0.54	+0.0%
1841	0.54	+0.0%
1842	0.54	+0.0%
1843	0.562	+4.1%
1844	0.562	+0.0%
1845	0.562	+0.0%
1846	0.562	+0.0%
1847	0.562	+0.0%
1848	0.552	-1.8%
1849	0.552	+0.0%
1850	0.552	+0.0%
1851	0.552	+0.0%
1852	0.552	+0.0%
1853	0.56	+1.4%
1854	0.56	+0.0%
1855	0.556	-0.7%
1856	0.556	+0.0%
1857	0.552	-0.7%
1858	0.552	+0.0%
1859	0.555	+0.5%
1860	0.556	+0.2%
1861	0.556	+0.0%
1862	0.556	+0.0%
1863	0.546	-1.8%
1864	0.54	-1.1%
1865	0.54	+0.0%
1866	0.562	+4.1%
1867	0.563	+0.2%
1868	0.563	+0.0%
1869	0.563	+0.0%
1870	0.542	-3.7%
1871	0.542	+0.0%
1872	0.548	+1.1%
1873	0.548	+0.0%
1874	0.548	+0.0%
1875	0.548	+0.0%
1876	0.558	+1.8%
1877	0.558	+0.0%
1878	0.555	-0.5%
1879	0.555	+0.0%
1880	0.546	-1.6%
1881	0.546	+0.0%
1882	0.565	+3.5%
1883	0.566	+0.2%
1884	0.56	-1.1%
1885	0.56	+0.0%
1886	0.551	-1.6%
1887	0.551	+0.0%
1888	0.551	+0.0%
1889	0.551	+0.0%
1890	0.551	+0.0%
1891	0.551	+0.0%
1892	0.556	+0.9%
1893	0.557	+0.2%
1894	0.557	+0.0%
1895	0.557	+0.0%
1896	0.759	+36.3%
1897	0.757	-0.3%
1898	0.756	-0.1%
1899	0.755	-0.1%
1900	0.755	+0.0%
1901	0.755	+0.0%
1902	0.755	+0.0%
1903	0.755	+0.0%
1904	0.755	+0.0%
1905	0.755	+0.0%
1906	0.755	+0.0%
1907	0.755	+0.0%
1908	0.755	+0.0%
1909	0.755	+0.0%
1910	0.678	-10.2%
1911	0.653	-3.7%
1912	0.653	+0.0%
1913	0.653	+0.0%
1914	0.76	+16.4%
1915	0.773	+1.7%
1916	0.773	+0.0%
1917	0.773	+0.0%
1918	0.781	+1.0%
1919	0.782	+0.1%
1920	0.782	+0.0%
1921	0.782	+0.0%
1922	0.771	-1.4%
1923	0.769	-0.3%
1924	0.769	+0.0%
1925	0.769	+0.0%
1926	0.777	+1.0%
1927	0.778	+0.1%
1928	0.778	+0.0%
1929	0.778	+0.0%
1930	0.769	-1.2%
1931	0.741	-3.6%
1932	0.747	+0.8%
1933	0.739	-1.1%
1934	0.734	-0.7%
1935	0.727	-1.0%
1936	0.722	-0.7%
1937	0.752	+4.2%
1938	0.756	+0.5%
1939	0.753	-0.4%
1940	0.753	+0.0%
1941	0.762	+1.2%
1942	0.759	-0.4%
1943	0.756	-0.4%
1944	0.756	+0.0%
1945	0.699	-7.5%
1946	0.704	+0.7%
1947	0.707	+0.4%
1948	0.707	+0.0%
1949	0.7	-1.0%
1950	0.696	-0.6%
1951	0.705	+1.3%
1952	0.727	+3.1%
1953	0.692	-4.8%
1954	0.661	-4.5%
1955	0.661	+0.0%
1956	0.661	+0.0%
1957	0.661	+0.0%
1958	0.669	+1.2%
1959	0.664	-0.7%
1960	0.677	+2.0%
1961	0.681	+0.6%
1962	0.673	-1.2%
1963	0.672	-0.1%
1964	0.655	-2.5%
1965	0.65	-0.8%
1966	0.661	+1.7%
1967	0.664	+0.5%
1968	0.69	+3.9%
1969	0.697	+1.0%
1970	0.752	+7.9%
1971	0.763	+1.5%
1972	0.763	+0.0%
1973	0.763	+0.0%
1974	0.751	-1.6%
1975	0.729	-2.9%
1976	0.729	+0.0%
1977	0.729	+0.0%
1978	0.805	+10.4%
1979	0.803	-0.2%
1980	0.803	+0.0%
1981	0.803	+0.0%
1982	0.773	-3.7%
1983	0.772	-0.1%
1984	0.772	+0.0%
1985	0.772	+0.0%
1986	0.759	-1.7%
1987	0.76	+0.1%
1988	0.76	+0.0%
1989	0.76	+0.0%
1990	0.757	-0.4%
1991	0.727	-4.0%
1992	0.764	+5.1%
1993	0.764	+0.0%
1994	0.761	-0.4%
1995	0.726	-4.6%
1996	0.726	+0.0%
1997	0.726	+0.0%
1998	0.75	+3.3%
1999	0.756	+0.8%
2000	0.756	+0.0%
2001	0.756	+0.0%
2002	0.762	+0.8%
2003	0.735	-3.5%
2004	0.735	+0.0%
2005	0.735	+0.0%
2006	0.686	-6.7%
2007	0.675	-1.6%
2008	0.675	+0.0%
2009	0.675	+0.0%
2010	0.669	-0.9%
2011	0.666	-0.4%
2012	0.666	+0.0%
2013	0.666	+0.0%
2014	0.653	-2.0%
2015	0.648	-0.8%
2016	0.657	+1.4%
2017	0.673	+2.4%
2018	0.659	-2.1%
2019	0.671	+1.8%
2020	0.667	-0.6%
2021	0.671	+0.6%
2022	0.669	-0.3%
2023	0.594	-11.2%
2024	0.574	-3.4%
2025	0.596	+3.8%

Colombia compared with similar countries

Colombia's 0.596 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Colombia's 0.596 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.514, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Clientelism Index in Colombia 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
1896	+36.3%	0.557	0.759

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1810s	0.566	0.566	0.566	10
1820s	0.546	0.543	0.566	10
1830s	0.5409	0.54	0.543	10
1840s	0.5534	0.54	0.562	10
1850s	0.5547	0.552	0.56	10
1860s	0.5545	0.54	0.563	10
1870s	0.5502	0.542	0.558	10
1880s	0.5547	0.546	0.566	10
1890s	0.6356	0.551	0.759	10
1900s	0.755	0.755	0.755	10
1910s	0.7279	0.653	0.782	10
1920s	0.7753	0.769	0.782	10
1930s	0.744	0.722	0.769	10
1940s	0.7303	0.699	0.762	10
1950s	0.6797	0.661	0.727	10
1960s	0.672	0.65	0.697	10
1970s	0.7587	0.729	0.805	10
1980s	0.7734	0.759	0.803	10
1990s	0.7457	0.726	0.764	10
2000s	0.719	0.675	0.762	10
2010s	0.6628	0.648	0.673	10
2020s	0.6285	0.574	0.671	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Colombia?: Clientelism index in Colombia was 0.596 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Colombia?: The highest recorded value was 0.805 in 1978.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Colombia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 1833.
How does Colombia rank for clientelism index?: Colombia ranks 62nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Colombia?: Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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.