Georgian PM highlights progress on corruption control

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Friday highlighted the country was ahead of 11 European Union and 13 NATO member states in terms of corruption control and ranked first in the South Caucasus and the Black Sea regions. 

In his remarks at the presentation of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, Garibashvili reviewed the achievements that the Government had brought to the country in the last 10 years in terms of anti-corruption work and strengthening of this policy, the Government Administration said.

According to the 2022 Corruption Perception Index, Georgia ranks 41st out of 180 countries. I would like to mention one more fact - according to Trace Bribery Risk Matrix 2022, Georgia is in the top 20 in Europe, and in the global ranking it is in 33rd place out of 194 countries. Here I remind you that according to the index of the rule of law of the Global Justice Project, Georgia ranks first in the Eastern Europe and Central Asia region”, Garibashvili said. 

“As per Open Budget research, Georgia ranks first among 120 countries in the world. According to Control of Corruption, Georgia has advanced by 5 positions among 189 countries that are members of the World Bank, and we rank 21st in Europe, and 18th in the top 20 of continental Europe”, the head of the Government continued. 

Garibashvili stressed Georgia's score in terms of corruption control had improved, and “these achievements give us additional motivation to do even more”.

Today, in terms of corruption control, Georgia is ahead of 11 EU member states and 13 NATO member countries. Georgia ranks first in the Caucasus and Black Sea regions. Of the post-Soviet countries, only the Baltic countries are ahead of us so far. This progress is certainly consistent”, he continued. 

The head of the Government added corruption was a “serious challenge” even for strong, developed countries, noting “we need coordinated, consistent work, building a state where corruption cannot be an obstacle to the development of the country and public”. 

From now on, the biggest share of responsibility for work in this direction has been assigned to the Anti-Corruption Bureau. I believe that the new head of the Bureau and all his employees will spare no effort to make our country achieve even more progress in this direction”, he concluded.