Analysis by PMOI/MEK
Feb. 25, 2019 – Tehran's Commerce Chamber published a report this week on the Corruption Perception Index of various countries in the Middle East region as well as on the international level.
This is a rare incident, because usually, the figures attesting to the miserable state of Iran's economy are published by international organizations, not the Iranian regime.
This time, an Iranian institution testifies to the record-high level of corruption plaguing the country's economy.
According to the study, which compares the economic behavior of a number of the countries in the region, Iran has scored 28 on the Corruption Perception Index. This puts Iran in the 138th rank on the global scene. Last year Iran ranked 130, thus having an eight-step deterioration.
Interestingly, the worst and most corrupt economy in the region belongs to the Tehran’s close ally, the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
The new study actually exposes the effort by regime's officials as well as government-controlled media who have long been engaging in what is known as "hope-therapy," which is basically lying to the people and not providing any reliable data.
The Iranian Regime has conducted a huge misinformation campaign to deceive the world and the Iranian people that all Iran’s economic problems arise from international sanctions. However, the Iranian people have shown that they are aware of the source of their problems, namely the dictatorial regime.
The reality is that poverty has far passed critical levels. 33% of the Iranian population (26 million people) are below absolute poverty line and 6% (close to 5 million people) are below starvation line.
Official government figures show 7 million underage workers, 4.5 million drug addicts and 2.5 million families supported by single mothers with unbearable restrictions on women's social and economic activities
19 million residents in shantytowns (with no electricity, no sewage, no hospitals, no schools, no transportation, etc.)
Washington Times wrote on January 24, 2019:
"A veritable mountain of statistical evidence points to the fact that, in the past four decades of clerical rule, the Islamic Republic has experienced a precipitous decline in domestic prosperity and global standing.
“According to the World Bank, per capita GDP in Iran has declined by more than 30 percent in real terms since the mid-1970s, as the purchasing power of the country’s national currency, the Rial, has plummeted. Those same statistics indicate that Iran’s economy has dropped from 17th to 27th place in the world in the four decades since the revolution — one of the steepest declines in modern history."
