Political corruption in Brunei has been fought however it is not fully eradicated, with corrupt officials being called out by Bruneian politicians. [1]
Political corruption in Brunei has been fought however it is not fully eradicated, with corrupt officials being called out by Bruneian politicians. [1]
Brunei did not appear in the most recent 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index by Transparency International. The country's last appearance was in the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, where it scored 60/100 on a scale of 0 (“highly corrupt”) to 100 (“very clean”), ranking it 35th out of the 180 countries surveyed. [2] The country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector. [3] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 88 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 12 (ranked 180). [4] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among the countries of the Asia Pacific region [Note 1] was 88, the average score was 45 and the lowest score was 18. [5]
According to the 2023 Freedom in the World report, conducted by Freedom House Brunei was given 3/4 in the section stating “Are safeguards against official corruption strong and effective?”. [6]
In 2020, two former judges were convicted for embezzlement of over millions of dollars from government controlled accounts. [6] [7]