Corruption in Bahrain

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In Transparency International's 2023 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), Bahrain scored 42. When ranked by score, Bahrain ranked 76th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[1] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 11 (ranked 180).[2] For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries [Note 1] was 34. The highest score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the lowest score was 13.[3]

Bahrain became a party with United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2010 after signing it in 2005.[4]

Statistical evaluations

Years 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Corruption Perceptions Index score
51
48
49
51
43
36
36
42
42
42
44
42
Scores are on a 0-100 scale, with 0 being a perception of very low public sector honesty and 100 being a perception of very high public sector honesty.

Notable incidents of fraud and corruption

Notes

  1. ^ Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen

See also

References

  1. ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Bahrain". Transparency.org. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ^ "CPI 2023 for Middle East & North Africa: Dysfunctional approach to fighting corruption undermines progress". Transparency.org. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  4. ^ Staff writer. "United Nations Convention against Corruption". UNODC. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  5. ^ Simeon Kerr (27 October 2011). "Bahraini royal accused in $6m bribe case". Financial Times. Retrieved 25 December 2011.