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Clientelism index in Iran

Iran: Clientelism index was 0.382 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.382
Change on year
down 14.2%
World rank
113th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.685
in 1972
All-time low
0.271
in 2000
Years of data
132
1894–2025

Clientelism index in Iran, 1894–2025

00.20.40.6189419592025

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for clientelism index in Iran is 0.382, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 14.2% on the previous year and up 24.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Iran peaked at 0.685 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.271, in 2000.

Iran ranks 113th of 176 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 132 years of available data.

Clientelism index in Iran, year by year

Year Value Change
1894 0.609 —
1895 0.609 +0.0%
1896 0.609 +0.0%
1897 0.609 +0.0%
1898 0.609 +0.0%
1899 0.609 +0.0%
1900 0.609 +0.0%
1901 0.609 +0.0%
1902 0.609 +0.0%
1903 0.609 +0.0%
1904 0.609 +0.0%
1905 0.609 +0.0%
1906 0.599 -1.6%
1907 0.599 +0.0%
1908 0.599 +0.0%
1909 0.599 +0.0%
1910 0.599 +0.0%
1911 0.599 +0.0%
1912 0.599 +0.0%
1913 0.599 +0.0%
1914 0.599 +0.0%
1915 0.599 +0.0%
1916 0.599 +0.0%
1917 0.599 +0.0%
1918 0.599 +0.0%
1919 0.599 +0.0%
1920 0.599 +0.0%
1921 0.613 +2.3%
1922 0.613 +0.0%
1923 0.613 +0.0%
1924 0.589 -3.9%
1925 0.567 -3.7%
1926 0.567 +0.0%
1927 0.567 +0.0%
1928 0.567 +0.0%
1929 0.567 +0.0%
1930 0.567 +0.0%
1931 0.567 +0.0%
1932 0.567 +0.0%
1933 0.567 +0.0%
1934 0.456 -19.6%
1935 0.456 +0.0%
1936 0.456 +0.0%
1937 0.456 +0.0%
1938 0.456 +0.0%
1939 0.456 +0.0%
1940 0.456 +0.0%
1941 0.456 +0.0%
1942 0.405 -11.2%
1943 0.405 +0.0%
1944 0.405 +0.0%
1945 0.405 +0.0%
1946 0.405 +0.0%
1947 0.405 +0.0%
1948 0.299 -26.2%
1949 0.299 +0.0%
1950 0.299 +0.0%
1951 0.299 +0.0%
1952 0.299 +0.0%
1953 0.346 +15.7%
1954 0.46 +32.9%
1955 0.46 +0.0%
1956 0.46 +0.0%
1957 0.46 +0.0%
1958 0.46 +0.0%
1959 0.46 +0.0%
1960 0.46 +0.0%
1961 0.455 -1.1%
1962 0.455 +0.0%
1963 0.62 +36.3%
1964 0.675 +8.9%
1965 0.675 +0.0%
1966 0.674 -0.1%
1967 0.675 +0.1%
1968 0.678 +0.4%
1969 0.678 +0.0%
1970 0.678 +0.0%
1971 0.681 +0.4%
1972 0.685 +0.6%
1973 0.685 +0.0%
1974 0.685 +0.0%
1975 0.684 -0.1%
1976 0.684 +0.0%
1977 0.684 +0.0%
1978 0.684 +0.0%
1979 0.46 -32.7%
1980 0.312 -32.2%
1981 0.328 +5.1%
1982 0.358 +9.1%
1983 0.358 +0.0%
1984 0.36 +0.6%
1985 0.36 +0.0%
1986 0.358 -0.6%
1987 0.358 +0.0%
1988 0.362 +1.1%
1989 0.341 -5.8%
1990 0.352 +3.2%
1991 0.352 +0.0%
1992 0.34 -3.4%
1993 0.317 -6.8%
1994 0.302 -4.7%
1995 0.302 +0.0%
1996 0.335 +10.9%
1997 0.3 -10.4%
1998 0.282 -6.0%
1999 0.282 +0.0%
2000 0.271 -3.9%
2001 0.273 +0.7%
2002 0.275 +0.7%
2003 0.275 +0.0%
2004 0.311 +13.1%
2005 0.357 +14.8%
2006 0.383 +7.3%
2007 0.383 +0.0%
2008 0.37 -3.4%
2009 0.382 +3.2%
2010 0.445 +16.5%
2011 0.445 +0.0%
2012 0.407 -8.5%
2013 0.329 -19.2%
2014 0.306 -7.0%
2015 0.306 +0.0%
2016 0.357 +16.7%
2017 0.378 +5.9%
2018 0.38 +0.5%
2019 0.345 -9.2%
2020 0.421 +22.0%
2021 0.425 +1.0%
2022 0.439 +3.3%
2023 0.488 +11.2%
2024 0.445 -8.8%
2025 0.382 -14.2%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 0.382 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 74% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 0.382 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.572, 67% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1890s 0.609 0.609 0.609 6
1900s 0.605 0.599 0.609 10
1910s 0.599 0.599 0.599 10
1920s 0.5862 0.567 0.613 10
1930s 0.5004 0.456 0.567 10
1940s 0.394 0.299 0.456 10
1950s 0.4003 0.299 0.46 10
1960s 0.6045 0.455 0.678 10
1970s 0.661 0.46 0.685 10
1980s 0.3495 0.312 0.362 10
1990s 0.3164 0.282 0.352 10
2000s 0.328 0.271 0.383 10
2010s 0.3698 0.306 0.445 10
2020s 0.4333 0.382 0.488 6

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 110 Bangladesh 0.396 compare
  2. 110 Moldova 0.396 compare
  3. 112 Botswana 0.395 compare
  4. 114 Maldives 0.38 compare
  5. 115 Gambia 0.373 compare
  6. 116 Lesotho 0.372 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Iran?
Clientelism index in Iran was 0.382 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 0.685 in 1972.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 0.271 in 2000.
How does Iran rank for clientelism index?
Iran ranks 113th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran data come from?
The figures come from 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
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 24,366 data points, 1789–2025
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