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Corruption in Azerbaijan
Corruption in Azerbaijan is considered high and occurs at all levels of government. Corruption during the Soviet era was rife and persists into the present. In 2024, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that Azerbaijan has regularly ranked near the bottom of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
Azerbaijan's economy is characterized by corruption and inequality. The country's oil wealth has significantly strengthened the stability of Ilham Aliyev's regime and enriched ruling elites in Azerbaijan. The country's oil wealth has enabled the state to host lavish international events, as well as engage in extensive lobbying efforts abroad.
In the Azerbaijani laundromat money-laundering scheme, $2.9 billion was paid to foreign politicians and Azerbaijani elites by companies linked to Azerbaijani ruler Ilham Aliyev, government ministries, and the International Bank of Azerbaijan between 2012 and 2014.
Corruption is prevalent in education, health care and business more generally. Bribery, nepotism and cronyism are commonplace. The Aliyev government in Azerbaijan restricts public access to information about the owners and shareholders of Azerbaijani companies.
Transparency International reported in 2014 that at that time Azerbaijan was demonstrating steady improvement in anti-corruption rankings, but its progress was relatively slower than that of neighbouring countries. Azerbaijan had advanced with its anti-corruption legislation and strong executive branch; however, the legislature and the judiciary were perceived as weak and potentially more exposed to corruption.
According to a 2015 Transparency International report, Azerbaijan demonstrated improvement in international anti-corruption reports from previous years; however, its position in these indices was weak compared to that of neighbouring countries, such as Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey.
In Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Azerbaijan achieved its best position since its inclusion in the report in 2000, with a score of 31 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). In the years 2018-2024 its scores were lower, with a 2024 score of 22.
This weakness continues into the present; in the 2024 CPI results, Azerbaijan's score of 22 showed that it is perceived to be more corrupt than its neighbors, Georgia (53), Armenia (47) and Iran (23) and as corrupt as Russia (22). Regionally, the average score for Eastern European and Central Asian countries was 35, the best score was 53 and the worst score was 17. Globally, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 and the worst score was 11.
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Corruption in Azerbaijan
Corruption in Azerbaijan is considered high and occurs at all levels of government. Corruption during the Soviet era was rife and persists into the present. In 2024, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that Azerbaijan has regularly ranked near the bottom of Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.
Azerbaijan's economy is characterized by corruption and inequality. The country's oil wealth has significantly strengthened the stability of Ilham Aliyev's regime and enriched ruling elites in Azerbaijan. The country's oil wealth has enabled the state to host lavish international events, as well as engage in extensive lobbying efforts abroad.
In the Azerbaijani laundromat money-laundering scheme, $2.9 billion was paid to foreign politicians and Azerbaijani elites by companies linked to Azerbaijani ruler Ilham Aliyev, government ministries, and the International Bank of Azerbaijan between 2012 and 2014.
Corruption is prevalent in education, health care and business more generally. Bribery, nepotism and cronyism are commonplace. The Aliyev government in Azerbaijan restricts public access to information about the owners and shareholders of Azerbaijani companies.
Transparency International reported in 2014 that at that time Azerbaijan was demonstrating steady improvement in anti-corruption rankings, but its progress was relatively slower than that of neighbouring countries. Azerbaijan had advanced with its anti-corruption legislation and strong executive branch; however, the legislature and the judiciary were perceived as weak and potentially more exposed to corruption.
According to a 2015 Transparency International report, Azerbaijan demonstrated improvement in international anti-corruption reports from previous years; however, its position in these indices was weak compared to that of neighbouring countries, such as Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey.
In Transparency International's 2017 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI), Azerbaijan achieved its best position since its inclusion in the report in 2000, with a score of 31 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). In the years 2018-2024 its scores were lower, with a 2024 score of 22.
This weakness continues into the present; in the 2024 CPI results, Azerbaijan's score of 22 showed that it is perceived to be more corrupt than its neighbors, Georgia (53), Armenia (47) and Iran (23) and as corrupt as Russia (22). Regionally, the average score for Eastern European and Central Asian countries was 35, the best score was 53 and the worst score was 17. Globally, the average score was 43, the best score was 90 and the worst score was 11.