CiteWorld's Ten Most Corrupt Leaders
Transparency International is an organization that tracks and reports on global instances of corruption in politics, education, and other sectors. In 2004, they reported on (as of then) the world's most corrupt leaders, by order of funds embezzled. They have not updated this list since 2004, with most of their reports focusing on whole countries rather than individual leaders.
| Name | Position | Funds embezzled2 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mohamed Suharto | President of Indonesia (1967?1998) | $15?35 billion |
| 2. Ferdinand Marcos | President of the Philippines (1972?1986) | 5?10 billion |
| 3. Mobutu Sese Seko | President of Zaire (1965?1997) | 5 billion |
| 4. Sani Abacha | President of Nigeria (1993?1998) | 2?5 billion |
| 5. Slobodan Milosevic | President of Serbia/Yugoslavia (1989?2000) | 1 billion |
| 6. Jean-Claude Duvalier | President of Haiti (1971?1986) | 300?800 million |
| 7. Alberto Fujimori | President of Peru (1990?2000) | 600 million |
| 8. Pavlo Lazarenko | Prime Minister of Ukraine (1996?1997) | 114?200 million |
| 9. Arnoldo Alemn | President of Nicaragua (1997?2002) | 100 million |
| 10. Joseph Estrada | President of the Philippines (1998?2001) | 78?80 million |
1. Defined as former political leaders who have been accused of embezzling the most funds from their countries over the past two decades.
2. All sums are estimates of alleged embezzlement and appear in U.S. dollars.
Source: Transparency International Global Corruption Report 2004.
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