Corruption in Eritrea is considered a deeply serious and growing problem. The level of corruption used to be considerably lower in Eritrea than in many other African countries. Indeed, it was traditionally viewed as having a "strong 'anti-corruption' culture" and considered relatively "egalitarian and corruption-free."[1] In 2006, a report by Bertelsmann Stiftung stated that corruption, as of that date, was not a serious problem within Eritrea. While noting that there had been "cases of corruption since independence," they existed on a negligible level, although politically-motivated corruption allegations have been made.[2] But, in fact, corruption is said to have been growing steadily worse ever since 1998, when, not long after the end of its decades-long war of independence, a border conflict with Ethiopia led to another war.[3]
Another source stated in 2015 that over the previous decade, corruption had become ingrained in Eritrean everyday life, with bribes required for most government services. Other alleged types of corruption include the payments of ransoms for hostages "under the eyes of the government."[4]
On Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, Eritrea scored 13 on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"). When ranked by score, Eritrea ranked 173rd among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[5] This is the worst score Eritrea has ever received since the current scoring methodology was adopted in 2012; its best score ever was 25 in that year. For comparison with regional scores, the average score among sub-Saharan African countries [Note 1] in 2024 was 33. The highest score in sub-Saharan Africa was 72 and the lowest score was 8.[6] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180).[7]
- ^ "President Isaias Warns Corrupt Officials". Tesfa News. May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Eritrea". Bertelsmann Stiftung.
- ^ "Corruption in Eritrea". Transparency International.
- ^ "Isaias Of Eritrea Threatens Corrupt Government Functionaries". Awate. May 26, 2015.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "CPI 2024 for Sub-Saharan Africa: Weak anti-corruption measures undermine climate action". Transparency.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: Eritrea". Transparency.org. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
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