10 Key Figures in the Kuwait Anti-Corruption Strategy
Since the launch of its National
Strategy for Promoting Integrity and Combating Corruption in 2019, Kuwait
has set a clear objective: to build a robust legislative and regulatory
framework to address challenges and enhance transparency.
With an 83% completion rate as of March 2025, the country's
progress is evident through key figures and data that reflect its serious
approach to fighting corruption and meeting international standards.
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1. Overall Completion Rate The
strategy has achieved an 83% completion rate against a target of 95%.
This shows significant progress but also highlights the need to intensify
efforts to complete the remaining tasks before the end of 2025.
2. Four Main Pillars The
strategy is built on four pillars: the public sector (78%), the private
sector (88%), society (86%), and specialized bodies (80%).
These percentages reflect balanced performance across the board, despite some
variations.
3. Delayed Agencies Out of
14 participating entities, 11 agencies are behind on their targets. The
most notable is the Central Agency for Public Tenders, which has only completed
38% of its tasks against a 100% target.
4. Judicial and Educational Commitment The Ministry of Higher Education has
achieved a full 100% completion rate, while the Supreme Judicial
Council has reached 92%, aligning with its goals.
5. Improved FATF Rating Kuwait's
mutual evaluation showed a significant improvement in its commitment to the
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) recommendations. The number of "non-compliant"
recommendations dropped from 18 to just 2, marking a 40% improvement.
6. Seizures and Corruption Reports The
anti-corruption authority received 520 reports in one year. It referred 85
of these to the Public Prosecution Office, detected 150 cases through
various channels, and recorded 12 judicial seizures in four government
agencies.
7. Financial Disclosure Reviews The
authority has reviewed 38,754 financial disclosures since its review
committees began their work, with a 99% completion rate. This includes 9,930
disclosures reviewed during the reporting period alone.
8. Improved International Rankings Kuwait's
score on the 2024 Corruption Perception Index remained at 49. However,
the country showed improvement on the E-Government Development Index,
with a gain of 0.0328 points compared to 2022.
9. "Performance" Project The
"Performance" project targeted 24,000 employees in 13
government agencies and helped increase employee awareness of the Code of
Conduct by 25%.
10. "Banki" Student Program 32,000
students benefited from the "Banki" program, which promotes
financial literacy in public and private schools through a model that simulates
a real economy within classrooms.
These figures show that Kuwait is moving steadily towards
completing its national anti-corruption strategy despite some challenges and
delays from certain agencies. With continued improvement in international
compliance indicators and a strengthened institutional and social culture, the
goal of reaching 95% completion by the end of 2025 seems achievable if
efforts are combined. This will keep Kuwait on track to solidify transparency
and integrity as a deeply rooted national value.
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