The International Airport of Dushanbe topped the list of the most corrupt government bodies in Tajikistan for 2025. The second spot was taken by the State Traffic Police (GAI) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. These figures were announced by the Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption at a news conference in Dushanbe.
According to the agency, one department of the GAI was found to have caused financial damage amounting to over 240 million somoni. "Criminal cases have been initiated against officials of the Department of State Examination Registration at the Ministry of Internal Affairs for registering and issuing license plates for 2,725 vehicles without customs clearance," said the agency’s deputy head, Firouz Kamolzoda.
He also added that during the investigation, over 253 million somoni, which were lost due to unpaid customs fees, were recovered for the national budget from those involved in the crimes, as well as from entrepreneurs and individuals who illegally imported vehicles.
The head of the anticorruption agency, Sulaymon Sultonzoda, noted that the largest damage from corruption was identified in the following institutions:
· International Airport of Dushanbe — 319.3 million somoni;
· State Traffic Police (GAI) of the Ministry of Internal Affairs — 248.4 million somoni;
· Road Reconstruction Project Implementation Center — 18.3 million somoni;
· State Unitary Enterprise (SUE) Water Supply and Sewerage — 5.9 million somoni;
· Branch of the "Heat and Energy Supply Center 2" — 5.9 million somoni.
The Agency for State Financial Control and Combating Corruption publishes an annual list of government bodies with the highest number of corruption-related crimes. This list changes every year, but in recent years, local government bodies, health, education, defense, internal affairs, agriculture, and the Land Resources Management Committee have consistently ranked at the top.
Corruption remains one of Tajikistan’s major issues, with dozens of government officials arrested every year for bribery.
According to Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index (CPI), Tajikistan ranked 166th out of 182 countries in 2025, scoring 19 out of 100, where a lower score indicates a higher level of corruption.
