Out of a score of 1 to 100 with one being the worse and 100 the best Iraq had a 21. It was tied for 160 out of 179 countries included in Transparency’s Corruption Index.
Iraq has actually improved on the index over the last five years. In 2015 it had a score of 16, going up to 17 in 2016, 18 in both 2017 and 2018, and then 20 in 2019. That still has kept it at the bottom of the index however. It’s also not clear whether that’s because Iraq did something or whether other countries simply did worse. Libya and Syria for instance have seriously deteriorated with wars leading them to sink on the Index.
Iraq’s Scores On Corruption Perception Index
2020 Score 21
2019 Score 20
2018 Score 18
2017 Score 18
2016 Score 17
2015 Score 16
In terms of the Middle East Iraq had the fourth worst score with Syria and Yemen at the bottom with a score of 14, followed by Libya with a 17. The United Arab Emirates had the best score with a 71 and was ranked the 21st best in terms of graft by the group.
Corruption Scores In Middle East Worst To Best
Syria score 14 ranked 178
Yemen score 14 ranked 178
Libya score 17 ranked 173
Iraq score 21 ranked 160
Iran score 25 ranked 149
Lebanon score 25 ranked 149
Egypt score 33 ranked 117
Algeria score 36 ranked 104
Kuwait score 42 ranked 78
Bahrain score 42 ranked 78
Tunisia score 44 ranked 44
Jordan score 49 ranked 60
Saudi Arabia score 53 ranked 52
Oman score 54 ranked 49
Israel score 60 ranked 35
Qatar score 63 ranked 30
UAE score 71 ranked 21
Since 2003 corruption has been institutionalized in Iraq. The ruling elite use it as a means to rule. They steal from contracts and public workers, get payoffs from companies, and more. That means there is no real effort to fix the problem despite every government announcing an anti-corruption campaign. In fact officials actively block investigations into their misdeeds.
SOURCES
Transparency International, “2020 Corruption Perceptions Index,” January 2021
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