In 2003 , Armenia received a score of 3 on the scale from 0 ( absolutely corrupted ) to 10 ( absolutely non- corrupted) of the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index , according to which it can be characterized as a highly corrupt country. Several other corruption-related surveys that have been conducted in Armenia in the last years revealed a high level of the large- scale administrative corruption , while the 2003 Presidential and parliamentary elections demonstrated clear evidences of widespread political corruption.