Corruption in Kuwait is a problem resulting in political tensions in society.[1]
Kuwait's bureaucracy can be biased in favour of domestic companies.[2] The public procurement process is susceptible to corruption, there are some ongoing investigations and trials involving government officials accused of wrongdoing in the procurement process.[3]
Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Kuwait a score of 46. When ranked by score, Kuwait ranked 65th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[4] For comparison with regional scores, the average score among Middle Eastern and North African countries[Note 1] was 39. The highest score among Middle Eastern and North African countries was 68 and the lowest score was 12).[5] For comparison with worldwide scores, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180).[6]
- ^ "Country Profile: Corruption in Kuwait". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "A Snapshot of Corruption in Kuwait". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Country Profile: Corruption in Kuwait". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "CPI 2024 for the Middle East & North Africa: Corruption linked to authoritarianism, but calls for reform emerging". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: Kuwait". Transparency.org. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
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