Corruption in the Middle East at all time high

 According to a statement by General Joseph L. Votel, Commander of U.S. Central Command, 90% of countries in the Middle East receive a failing grade from Transparency International Corruption Index and corruption is at an all time high.

Global Security lists 22 countries as falling within Central Command's area of responsibility. Here they are in ranked order. From most corrupt to least:

Syria (178)
Afghanistan (177)
Yemen (175)
Iraq (169)
Turkmenistan (167)
Tajikistan (161)
Uzbekistan (157)
Lebanon (143)
Kyrgyzstan (135)
Iran (130)
Kazakhstan (122)
Djibouti (122)
Pakistan (117)
Egypt (117)
Bahrain (103)
Kuwait (85)
Oman (68)
Jordan (59)
Saudi Arabia (57)
Seychelles (36)
Qatar (29)
United Arab Emirates (21)