What is clientelism index in Egypt?

Clientelism index in Egypt was 0.6 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Egypt?

The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2006.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Egypt?

The lowest recorded value was 0.201 in 1946.

How does Egypt rank for clientelism index?

Egypt ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Egypt?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Egypt 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 Egypt

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

Egypt: Clientelism Index was 0.6 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.6

Change on year

up 3.3%

World rank

60th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.838

in 2006

All-time low

0.201

in 1946

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Clientelism Index in Egypt, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, clientelism index in Egypt stood at 0.6.

That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Egypt peaked at 0.838 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.201, in 1946.

That places Egypt 60th 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 237 years of available data.

Clientelism Index in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Egypt, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.465	—
1790	0.465	+0.0%
1791	0.465	+0.0%
1792	0.465	+0.0%
1793	0.465	+0.0%
1794	0.465	+0.0%
1795	0.465	+0.0%
1796	0.465	+0.0%
1797	0.465	+0.0%
1798	0.465	+0.0%
1799	0.465	+0.0%
1800	0.465	+0.0%
1801	0.465	+0.0%
1802	0.465	+0.0%
1803	0.465	+0.0%
1804	0.465	+0.0%
1805	0.465	+0.0%
1806	0.465	+0.0%
1807	0.465	+0.0%
1808	0.465	+0.0%
1809	0.465	+0.0%
1810	0.465	+0.0%
1811	0.465	+0.0%
1812	0.373	-19.8%
1813	0.373	+0.0%
1814	0.373	+0.0%
1815	0.373	+0.0%
1816	0.373	+0.0%
1817	0.373	+0.0%
1818	0.373	+0.0%
1819	0.373	+0.0%
1820	0.373	+0.0%
1821	0.373	+0.0%
1822	0.373	+0.0%
1823	0.373	+0.0%
1824	0.373	+0.0%
1825	0.373	+0.0%
1826	0.373	+0.0%
1827	0.373	+0.0%
1828	0.373	+0.0%
1829	0.373	+0.0%
1830	0.373	+0.0%
1831	0.373	+0.0%
1832	0.373	+0.0%
1833	0.373	+0.0%
1834	0.373	+0.0%
1835	0.373	+0.0%
1836	0.373	+0.0%
1837	0.373	+0.0%
1838	0.373	+0.0%
1839	0.373	+0.0%
1840	0.373	+0.0%
1841	0.373	+0.0%
1842	0.373	+0.0%
1843	0.373	+0.0%
1844	0.373	+0.0%
1845	0.373	+0.0%
1846	0.373	+0.0%
1847	0.373	+0.0%
1848	0.373	+0.0%
1849	0.373	+0.0%
1850	0.373	+0.0%
1851	0.373	+0.0%
1852	0.373	+0.0%
1853	0.373	+0.0%
1854	0.373	+0.0%
1855	0.373	+0.0%
1856	0.373	+0.0%
1857	0.373	+0.0%
1858	0.373	+0.0%
1859	0.373	+0.0%
1860	0.373	+0.0%
1861	0.373	+0.0%
1862	0.373	+0.0%
1863	0.373	+0.0%
1864	0.373	+0.0%
1865	0.373	+0.0%
1866	0.373	+0.0%
1867	0.373	+0.0%
1868	0.373	+0.0%
1869	0.373	+0.0%
1870	0.373	+0.0%
1871	0.373	+0.0%
1872	0.373	+0.0%
1873	0.373	+0.0%
1874	0.373	+0.0%
1875	0.373	+0.0%
1876	0.373	+0.0%
1877	0.373	+0.0%
1878	0.373	+0.0%
1879	0.373	+0.0%
1880	0.373	+0.0%
1881	0.373	+0.0%
1882	0.373	+0.0%
1883	0.396	+6.2%
1884	0.396	+0.0%
1885	0.396	+0.0%
1886	0.396	+0.0%
1887	0.396	+0.0%
1888	0.396	+0.0%
1889	0.396	+0.0%
1890	0.396	+0.0%
1891	0.396	+0.0%
1892	0.396	+0.0%
1893	0.396	+0.0%
1894	0.396	+0.0%
1895	0.396	+0.0%
1896	0.396	+0.0%
1897	0.396	+0.0%
1898	0.396	+0.0%
1899	0.396	+0.0%
1900	0.396	+0.0%
1901	0.396	+0.0%
1902	0.396	+0.0%
1903	0.396	+0.0%
1904	0.396	+0.0%
1905	0.396	+0.0%
1906	0.396	+0.0%
1907	0.26	-34.3%
1908	0.26	+0.0%
1909	0.26	+0.0%
1910	0.26	+0.0%
1911	0.26	+0.0%
1912	0.26	+0.0%
1913	0.26	+0.0%
1914	0.245	-5.8%
1915	0.245	+0.0%
1916	0.245	+0.0%
1917	0.245	+0.0%
1918	0.245	+0.0%
1919	0.245	+0.0%
1920	0.245	+0.0%
1921	0.245	+0.0%
1922	0.245	+0.0%
1923	0.245	+0.0%
1924	0.245	+0.0%
1925	0.245	+0.0%
1926	0.245	+0.0%
1927	0.245	+0.0%
1928	0.245	+0.0%
1929	0.245	+0.0%
1930	0.245	+0.0%
1931	0.245	+0.0%
1932	0.245	+0.0%
1933	0.245	+0.0%
1934	0.245	+0.0%
1935	0.245	+0.0%
1936	0.245	+0.0%
1937	0.245	+0.0%
1938	0.245	+0.0%
1939	0.245	+0.0%
1940	0.245	+0.0%
1941	0.245	+0.0%
1942	0.245	+0.0%
1943	0.245	+0.0%
1944	0.245	+0.0%
1945	0.202	-17.6%
1946	0.201	-0.5%
1947	0.201	+0.0%
1948	0.201	+0.0%
1949	0.201	+0.0%
1950	0.203	+1.0%
1951	0.203	+0.0%
1952	0.493	+142.9%
1953	0.493	+0.0%
1954	0.493	+0.0%
1955	0.493	+0.0%
1956	0.447	-9.3%
1957	0.456	+2.0%
1958	0.509	+11.6%
1959	0.509	+0.0%
1960	0.509	+0.0%
1961	0.509	+0.0%
1962	0.509	+0.0%
1963	0.509	+0.0%
1964	0.517	+1.6%
1965	0.417	-19.3%
1966	0.392	-6.0%
1967	0.392	+0.0%
1968	0.392	+0.0%
1969	0.509	+29.8%
1970	0.477	-6.3%
1971	0.419	-12.2%
1972	0.553	+32.0%
1973	0.553	+0.0%
1974	0.553	+0.0%
1975	0.553	+0.0%
1976	0.564	+2.0%
1977	0.649	+15.1%
1978	0.649	+0.0%
1979	0.639	-1.5%
1980	0.632	-1.1%
1981	0.681	+7.8%
1982	0.583	-14.4%
1983	0.583	+0.0%
1984	0.664	+13.9%
1985	0.719	+8.3%
1986	0.719	+0.0%
1987	0.685	-4.7%
1988	0.612	-10.7%
1989	0.612	+0.0%
1990	0.634	+3.6%
1991	0.771	+21.6%
1992	0.771	+0.0%
1993	0.744	-3.5%
1994	0.659	-11.4%
1995	0.672	+2.0%
1996	0.8	+19.0%
1997	0.8	+0.0%
1998	0.8	+0.0%
1999	0.77	-3.8%
2000	0.718	-6.8%
2001	0.783	+9.1%
2002	0.783	+0.0%
2003	0.783	+0.0%
2004	0.783	+0.0%
2005	0.801	+2.3%
2006	0.838	+4.6%
2007	0.838	+0.0%
2008	0.838	+0.0%
2009	0.838	+0.0%
2010	0.834	-0.5%
2011	0.631	-24.3%
2012	0.453	-28.2%
2013	0.472	+4.2%
2014	0.491	+4.0%
2015	0.544	+10.8%
2016	0.593	+9.0%
2017	0.577	-2.7%
2018	0.539	-6.6%
2019	0.525	-2.6%
2020	0.533	+1.5%
2021	0.579	+8.6%
2022	0.576	-0.5%
2023	0.576	+0.0%
2024	0.581	+0.9%
2025	0.6	+3.3%

Egypt compared with similar countries

Egypt's 0.6 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.6325, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Egypt's 0.6 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.572, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.465	0.465	0.465	1
1790s	0.465	0.465	0.465	10
1800s	0.465	0.465	0.465	10
1810s	0.3914	0.373	0.465	10
1820s	0.373	0.373	0.373	10
1830s	0.373	0.373	0.373	10
1840s	0.373	0.373	0.373	10
1850s	0.373	0.373	0.373	10
1860s	0.373	0.373	0.373	10
1870s	0.373	0.373	0.373	10
1880s	0.3891	0.373	0.396	10
1890s	0.396	0.396	0.396	10
1900s	0.3552	0.26	0.396	10
1910s	0.251	0.245	0.26	10
1920s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1930s	0.245	0.245	0.245	10
1940s	0.2231	0.201	0.245	10
1950s	0.4299	0.203	0.509	10
1960s	0.4655	0.392	0.517	10
1970s	0.5609	0.419	0.649	10
1980s	0.649	0.583	0.719	10
1990s	0.7421	0.634	0.8	10
2000s	0.8003	0.718	0.838	10
2010s	0.5659	0.453	0.834	10
2020s	0.5742	0.533	0.6	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Egypt?: Clientelism index in Egypt was 0.6 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Egypt?: The highest recorded value was 0.838 in 2006.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Egypt?: The lowest recorded value was 0.201 in 1946.
How does Egypt rank for clientelism index?: Egypt ranks 60th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Egypt?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Egypt 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.