Anti-Corruption Agency: Corruption-related crimes down by 22% in Justice Ministry, 43% in local authorities

The agency evaluated the performance of 103 government organizations using a scoring system ranging from 0 to 100. Of these, 14 were assessed for the first time, while the remaining 89 underwent repeat evaluations. The results were announced on April 8 at a briefing held at the Agency for Information and Mass Communications (AOKA) by Sherzod Saparov, Head of the Agency’s Information Service.

According to the results, 41 organizations were classified as “good” (81–100 points), 53 as “satisfactory” (55–80 points), and 9 as “unsatisfactory” (below 55 points).

The analysis revealed that the average score in this year’s ranking reached 73.8 points—an improvement of 4.9 points compared to 2023 (which saw an average of 68.9 points across 95 organizations) and 14.3 points compared to 2022 (which averaged 59.5 points among 62 organizations).

According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, corruption-related crimes in 2024 compared to the previous year decreased by:

• 71.4% in the Ministry of Digital Technologies
• 47.8% in the Ministry of Water Resources
• 43.2% in local government bodies
• 31.9% in commercial banks
• 21.9% in the Ministry of Justice
• 8.3% in the Ministry of Economy and Finance

The agency also noted improvements in the performance of 13 state institutions that had been rated “unsatisfactory” in the 2023 assessment. These improvements followed targeted measures implemented in cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Agency.

Furthermore, heads of internal anti-corruption control units were dismissed in 112 ministries and agencies. In five other organizations, measures are being taken to ensure the execution of assigned tasks. The agency has issued a directive requiring these internal control positions to be filled through an open selection process by April 20.