Armenia is ranked 77th (up from 105th last year) among 180 countries in the Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 issued by the Transparency International. With a score of 42, Armenia improves by seven points since last year.
“Following the revolution in 2018 and the formation of a new parliament, the country has demonstrated promising developments in advancing anti-corruption policy reforms,” the report says. “Despite these improvements, conflicts of interests and nontransparent and unaccountable public operations remain impediments to ending corruption in the country. While improving political integrity will take time and resources, increasing public trust in law enforcement and the judiciary are critical first steps in ensuring appropriate checks and balances and improving anti-corruption efforts.”
In Armenia, political will and implementation of anti-corruption policies are important, while fundamental and urgent change of political culture and governance is crucial, the report stresses.
Georgia came 44th, Turkey – 91st, Azerbaijan 126th and Iran – 146th in the ranking.
Armenia’s partners in the Eurasian Economic Union Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus and Kyrgyzstan stand at 137th, 113th 66th and 126th positions respectively.
New Zealand and Denmark are topping the ranking with their 87 points. They are followed by Finland (86). Somalia, South Sudan and Syria showed the worst results scoring 9, 12 and 13 points respectively.
