What is clientelism index in Mexico?

Clientelism index in Mexico was 0.479 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 1959.

What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 0.321 in 2004.

How does Mexico rank for clientelism index?

Mexico ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is clientelism index rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Mexico 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 Mexico

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

Mexico: Clientelism Index was 0.479 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.479

Change on year

down 4.0%

World rank

92nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.914

in 1959

All-time low

0.321

in 2004

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Clientelism Index in Mexico, 1789–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for clientelism index in Mexico is 0.479, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, clientelism index in Mexico peaked at 0.914 in 1959 and was at its lowest, 0.321, in 2004.

Mexico ranks 92nd 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 Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Clientelism Index in Mexico, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.829	—
1790	0.829	+0.0%
1791	0.829	+0.0%
1792	0.829	+0.0%
1793	0.829	+0.0%
1794	0.829	+0.0%
1795	0.829	+0.0%
1796	0.829	+0.0%
1797	0.829	+0.0%
1798	0.829	+0.0%
1799	0.829	+0.0%
1800	0.829	+0.0%
1801	0.829	+0.0%
1802	0.829	+0.0%
1803	0.829	+0.0%
1804	0.829	+0.0%
1805	0.829	+0.0%
1806	0.829	+0.0%
1807	0.829	+0.0%
1808	0.829	+0.0%
1809	0.829	+0.0%
1810	0.829	+0.0%
1811	0.829	+0.0%
1812	0.829	+0.0%
1813	0.829	+0.0%
1814	0.829	+0.0%
1815	0.829	+0.0%
1816	0.829	+0.0%
1817	0.829	+0.0%
1818	0.829	+0.0%
1819	0.829	+0.0%
1820	0.875	+5.5%
1821	0.886	+1.3%
1822	0.886	+0.0%
1823	0.886	+0.0%
1824	0.886	+0.0%
1825	0.886	+0.0%
1826	0.886	+0.0%
1827	0.886	+0.0%
1828	0.886	+0.0%
1829	0.886	+0.0%
1830	0.886	+0.0%
1831	0.886	+0.0%
1832	0.886	+0.0%
1833	0.886	+0.0%
1834	0.886	+0.0%
1835	0.886	+0.0%
1836	0.886	+0.0%
1837	0.886	+0.0%
1838	0.886	+0.0%
1839	0.886	+0.0%
1840	0.886	+0.0%
1841	0.886	+0.0%
1842	0.826	-6.8%
1843	0.803	-2.8%
1844	0.803	+0.0%
1845	0.803	+0.0%
1846	0.803	+0.0%
1847	0.803	+0.0%
1848	0.803	+0.0%
1849	0.803	+0.0%
1850	0.803	+0.0%
1851	0.803	+0.0%
1852	0.803	+0.0%
1853	0.803	+0.0%
1854	0.803	+0.0%
1855	0.803	+0.0%
1856	0.803	+0.0%
1857	0.803	+0.0%
1858	0.803	+0.0%
1859	0.803	+0.0%
1860	0.803	+0.0%
1861	0.803	+0.0%
1862	0.803	+0.0%
1863	0.803	+0.0%
1864	0.803	+0.0%
1865	0.803	+0.0%
1866	0.803	+0.0%
1867	0.803	+0.0%
1868	0.803	+0.0%
1869	0.803	+0.0%
1870	0.803	+0.0%
1871	0.803	+0.0%
1872	0.803	+0.0%
1873	0.803	+0.0%
1874	0.803	+0.0%
1875	0.803	+0.0%
1876	0.803	+0.0%
1877	0.803	+0.0%
1878	0.803	+0.0%
1879	0.803	+0.0%
1880	0.803	+0.0%
1881	0.803	+0.0%
1882	0.803	+0.0%
1883	0.803	+0.0%
1884	0.803	+0.0%
1885	0.803	+0.0%
1886	0.803	+0.0%
1887	0.803	+0.0%
1888	0.803	+0.0%
1889	0.803	+0.0%
1890	0.803	+0.0%
1891	0.803	+0.0%
1892	0.803	+0.0%
1893	0.803	+0.0%
1894	0.803	+0.0%
1895	0.803	+0.0%
1896	0.803	+0.0%
1897	0.803	+0.0%
1898	0.803	+0.0%
1899	0.803	+0.0%
1900	0.803	+0.0%
1901	0.803	+0.0%
1902	0.803	+0.0%
1903	0.803	+0.0%
1904	0.803	+0.0%
1905	0.803	+0.0%
1906	0.803	+0.0%
1907	0.803	+0.0%
1908	0.803	+0.0%
1909	0.803	+0.0%
1910	0.843	+5.0%
1911	0.758	-10.1%
1912	0.758	+0.0%
1913	0.848	+11.9%
1914	0.848	+0.0%
1915	0.815	-3.9%
1916	0.815	+0.0%
1917	0.748	-8.2%
1918	0.732	-2.1%
1919	0.732	+0.0%
1920	0.778	+6.3%
1921	0.876	+12.6%
1922	0.876	+0.0%
1923	0.876	+0.0%
1924	0.891	+1.7%
1925	0.907	+1.8%
1926	0.907	+0.0%
1927	0.907	+0.0%
1928	0.893	-1.5%
1929	0.899	+0.7%
1930	0.898	-0.1%
1931	0.898	+0.0%
1932	0.898	+0.0%
1933	0.898	+0.0%
1934	0.896	-0.2%
1935	0.867	-3.2%
1936	0.867	+0.0%
1937	0.867	+0.0%
1938	0.867	+0.0%
1939	0.867	+0.0%
1940	0.882	+1.7%
1941	0.901	+2.2%
1942	0.901	+0.0%
1943	0.904	+0.3%
1944	0.91	+0.7%
1945	0.91	+0.0%
1946	0.91	+0.0%
1947	0.909	-0.1%
1948	0.909	+0.0%
1949	0.905	-0.4%
1950	0.902	-0.3%
1951	0.902	+0.0%
1952	0.903	+0.1%
1953	0.904	+0.1%
1954	0.904	+0.0%
1955	0.903	-0.1%
1956	0.902	-0.1%
1957	0.902	+0.0%
1958	0.908	+0.7%
1959	0.914	+0.7%
1960	0.914	+0.0%
1961	0.901	-1.4%
1962	0.889	-1.3%
1963	0.889	+0.0%
1964	0.887	-0.2%
1965	0.884	-0.3%
1966	0.884	+0.0%
1967	0.883	-0.1%
1968	0.881	-0.2%
1969	0.881	+0.0%
1970	0.878	-0.3%
1971	0.883	+0.6%
1972	0.883	+0.0%
1973	0.881	-0.2%
1974	0.878	-0.3%
1975	0.878	+0.0%
1976	0.852	-3.0%
1977	0.847	-0.6%
1978	0.843	-0.5%
1979	0.848	+0.6%
1980	0.835	-1.5%
1981	0.835	+0.0%
1982	0.801	-4.1%
1983	0.766	-4.4%
1984	0.766	+0.0%
1985	0.761	-0.7%
1986	0.756	-0.7%
1987	0.756	+0.0%
1988	0.736	-2.6%
1989	0.674	-8.4%
1990	0.668	-0.9%
1991	0.651	-2.5%
1992	0.622	-4.5%
1993	0.622	+0.0%
1994	0.615	-1.1%
1995	0.59	-4.1%
1996	0.588	-0.3%
1997	0.542	-7.8%
1998	0.494	-8.9%
1999	0.494	+0.0%
2000	0.322	-34.8%
2001	0.328	+1.9%
2002	0.328	+0.0%
2003	0.325	-0.9%
2004	0.321	-1.2%
2005	0.321	+0.0%
2006	0.367	+14.3%
2007	0.412	+12.3%
2008	0.412	+0.0%
2009	0.407	-1.2%
2010	0.401	-1.5%
2011	0.401	+0.0%
2012	0.4	-0.2%
2013	0.438	+9.5%
2014	0.438	+0.0%
2015	0.455	+3.9%
2016	0.436	-4.2%
2017	0.435	-0.2%
2018	0.412	-5.3%
2019	0.44	+6.8%
2020	0.443	+0.7%
2021	0.475	+7.2%
2022	0.5	+5.3%
2023	0.502	+0.4%
2024	0.499	-0.6%
2025	0.479	-4.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

Mexico's 0.479 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.5145, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Mexico's 0.479 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.514, 93% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.829	0.829	0.829	1
1790s	0.829	0.829	0.829	10
1800s	0.829	0.829	0.829	10
1810s	0.829	0.829	0.829	10
1820s	0.8849	0.875	0.886	10
1830s	0.886	0.886	0.886	10
1840s	0.8219	0.803	0.886	10
1850s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1860s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1870s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1880s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1890s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1900s	0.803	0.803	0.803	10
1910s	0.7897	0.732	0.848	10
1920s	0.881	0.778	0.907	10
1930s	0.8823	0.867	0.898	10
1940s	0.9041	0.882	0.91	10
1950s	0.9044	0.902	0.914	10
1960s	0.8893	0.881	0.914	10
1970s	0.8671	0.843	0.883	10
1980s	0.7686	0.674	0.835	10
1990s	0.5886	0.494	0.668	10
2000s	0.3543	0.321	0.412	10
2010s	0.4256	0.4	0.455	10
2020s	0.483	0.443	0.502	6

Countries ranked near Mexico

89 Zambia 0.488 compare
90 Kenya 0.487 compare
91 Russia 0.485 compare
93 Hong Kong 0.478 compare
94 United Arab Emirates 0.457 compare
95 Gabon 0.454 compare
95 Tanzania 0.454 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is clientelism index in Mexico?: Clientelism index in Mexico was 0.479 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest clientelism index recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 0.914 in 1959.
What is the lowest clientelism index recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 0.321 in 2004.
How does Mexico rank for clientelism index?: Mexico ranks 92nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is clientelism index rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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.