Corruption in Bahrain explained

Bahrain became a party with United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2010 after signing it in 2005.^[1]

Statistical evaluations

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.^[2] 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).^[3] For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 34. The highest score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the lowest score was 13.^[4]

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

• Alcoa-Alba corruption case, a $6m bribe case.^[16]

See also

• Bahrain Transparency Society
• International Anti-Corruption Academy
• Group of States Against Corruption
• International Anti-Corruption Day
• ISO 37001 Anti-bribery management systems
• United Nations Convention against Corruption
• OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
• Transparency International

Notes and References

1. News: Staff writer . Staff writer . United Nations Convention against Corruption . . 25 December 2011.
2. Web site: The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org. en.
3. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2023: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
4. Web site: CPI 2023 for Middle East & North Africa: Dysfunctional approach to fighting corruption undermines progress . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
5. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2012: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
6. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2013: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
7. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2014: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
8. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2015: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
9. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2016: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
10. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2017: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
11. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2018: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
12. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2019: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
13. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2020: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
14. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2021: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
15. Web site: Corruption Perceptions Index 2022: Bahrain . 19 March 2024 . Transparency.org . en.
16. News: Simeon Kerr . Simeon Kerr . Bahraini royal accused in $6m bribe case . 27 October 2011 . . 25 December 2011.