Transparency International, a global anti-corruption group, has said three Arab nations were among a dozen worldwide where corruption has seen a significant rise in the past year. The Arab nations named the international body were Jordan, Bahrain and Oman.
The survey ranked 180 states on a scale of one to 10 based on the perceptions of business people and analysts, the BBC reported.
The Arab countries with the least perceived corruption were Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Qatar has scored 6 points in the index.
Bahrain was 46th with a score of five out of 10, while Jordan and Oman both scored 4.7 to be equal 53rd.
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