Transparency International’s index defines corruption as the abuse of public office for private gain, and measures the degree to which corruption is perceived to exist among a country's public officials and politicians. It is a composite index, drawing on 16 surveys from 10 independent institutions, which gathered the opinions of businesspeople and country analysts. Only 159 of the world's 193 countries are included in the survey. The scores range from ten (squeaky clean) to zero (highly corrupt).

Armenia’s ranking, as well as the rankings of its neighbors and other ex-Soviet states are presented herein.  The ranking represents the country’s position among the 159 represented in the index. The countries that share Armenia’s ranking are also presented.

2005 Rankings (full document: click here)

Armenia’s progression since 2003