Corruption in Bahrain


Corruption in Bahrain is an ongoing concern for the nation. Bahrain became a party with United Nations Convention against Corruption in 2010 after signing it in 2005.

Statistical evaluations

In Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 to 100, Bahrain scored 53. When ranked by score, Bahrain ranked 53rd among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90, the average score was 43, and the worst score was 8. For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 34. The best score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the worst score was 12.
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Corruption Perceptions Index score51484951433636424242444253

Notable incidents of fraud and corruption

  • Alcoa-Alba corruption case, a $6m bribe case.