social2025
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
Loading visualization...
Key Insights
Global Average
12.2%
Median: 7.7%
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
Yemen
64.3%
Lowest
Barbados
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen64.3%
2Liberia56.1%
3Iraq50.5%
4Afghanistan46.8%
5Solomon Islands43.8%
By Region
Africa19.3%(8 countries)
Asia17.7%(22 countries)
Other13.7%(95 countries)
South America6.9%(7 countries)
North America6.7%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (64.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.2%)
Africa (8)
Asia (22)
Other (95)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (30)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 64.3% |
| 2 | Liberia | 56.1% |
| 3 | Iraq | 50.5% |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 46.8% |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 43.8% |
| 6 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.5% |
| 7 | Ukraine | 37.4% |
| 8 | Albania | 36.1% |
| 9 | Chad | 34.3% |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.4% |
| 11 | Vietnam | 31.1% |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.6% |
| 13 | Burundi | 30.3% |
| 14 | Morocco | 29.6% |
| 15 | Myanmar | 29.3% |
| 16 | Mauritania | 28.9% |
| 17 | Nigeria | 28.9% |
| 18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.5% |
| 19 | Israel | 28.5% |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 27.6% |
| 21 | South Sudan | 27.4% |
| 22 | Republic of the Congo | 27.3% |
| 23 | India | 27.2% |
| 24 | Cambodia | 27.1% |
| 25 | Ethiopia | 26.8% |
| 26 | Russian Federation | 26.8% |
| 27 | Mongolia | 24.7% |
| 28 | Malawi | 24.2% |
| 29 | Kenya | 23.9% |
| 30 | Vanuatu | 23.5% |
| 31 | Gabon | 23.2% |
| 32 | Bangladesh | 23.0% |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 22.6% |
| 34 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.6% |
| 35 | Uganda | 22.0% |
| 36 | Lebanon | 21.8% |
| 37 | Cameroon | 21.7% |
| 38 | Angola | 21.5% |
| 39 | Mozambique | 21.1% |
| 40 | Bahamas | 21.0% |
| 41 | Indonesia | 20.3% |
| 42 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.1% |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.8% |
| 44 | Papua New Guinea | 19.4% |
| 45 | Madagascar | 19.2% |
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 18.0% |
| 47 | Sudan | 17.6% |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 17.5% |
| 49 | Ghana | 17.0% |
| 50 | Kazakhstan | 16.4% |
| 51 | Paraguay | 16.1% |
| 52 | Pakistan | 15.9% |
| 53 | Mexico | 15.8% |
| 54 | Guyana | 14.9% |
| 55 | Ecuador | 14.4% |
| 56 | Burkina Faso | 14.1% |
| 57 | Namibia | 13.8% |
| 58 | Suriname | 12.7% |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 12.3% |
| 60 | Rwanda | 12.3% |
| 61 | Brazil | 11.7% |
| 62 | Saint Lucia | 11.6% |
| 63 | Benin | 11.4% |
| 64 | Djibouti | 11.1% |
| 65 | Tonga | 10.7% |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 10.6% |
| 67 | Fiji | 10.5% |
| 68 | Venezuela | 10.3% |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 10.0% |
| 70 | Thailand | 9.9% |
| 71 | Timor-Leste | 9.8% |
| 72 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.6% |
| 73 | Zambia | 9.6% |
| 74 | Argentina | 9.3% |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 9.1% |
| 76 | Bolivia | 9.1% |
| 77 | Honduras | 8.7% |
| 78 | Philippines | 8.3% |
| 79 | Tunisia | 8.1% |
| 80 | Montenegro | 8.0% |
| 81 | Poland | 8.0% |
| 82 | Guinea | 7.9% |
| 83 | Niger | 7.8% |
| 84 | Portugal | 7.7% |
| 85 | Peru | 7.6% |
| 86 | Eswatini | 7.6% |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 7.5% |
| 88 | Lesotho | 7.3% |
| 89 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.1% |
| 90 | Panama | 7.1% |
| 91 | Seychelles | 6.9% |
| 92 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.9% |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.9% |
| 94 | Belgium | 6.9% |
| 95 | Croatia | 6.8% |
| 96 | Grenada | 6.6% |
| 97 | Nicaragua | 6.5% |
| 98 | Nepal | 6.2% |
| 99 | Belize | 6.2% |
| 100 | Botswana | 6.1% |
| 101 | Canada | 5.8% |
| 102 | Dominica | 5.8% |
| 103 | Cyprus | 5.7% |
| 104 | Mauritius | 5.7% |
| 105 | Costa Rica | 5.6% |
| 106 | Greece | 5.5% |
| 107 | Belarus | 4.9% |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.9% |
| 109 | Egypt | 4.9% |
| 110 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 4.5% |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% |
| 112 | Bahrain | 4.3% |
| 113 | Mali | 4.0% |
| 114 | New Zealand | 4.0% |
| 115 | Jordan | 3.9% |
| 116 | Malaysia | 3.8% |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% |
| 118 | Denmark | 3.4% |
| 119 | El Salvador | 3.1% |
| 120 | Malta | 3.0% |
| 121 | Czech Republic | 2.9% |
| 122 | Finland | 2.8% |
| 123 | Guatemala | 2.8% |
| 124 | Colombia | 2.7% |
| 125 | Romania | 2.7% |
| 126 | Hong Kong | 2.6% |
| 127 | Italy | 2.6% |
| 128 | United States of America | 2.5% |
| 129 | Türkiye | 2.4% |
| 130 | Samoa | 2.4% |
| 131 | Germany | 2.2% |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2.2% |
| 133 | Slovakia | 2.1% |
| 134 | United Kingdom | 2.1% |
| 135 | Serbia | 2.0% |
| 136 | Togo | 2.0% |
| 137 | Jamaica | 1.9% |
| 138 | Slovenia | 1.8% |
| 139 | France | 1.6% |
| 140 | South Africa | 1.5% |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 1.4% |
| 142 | Chile | 1.3% |
| 143 | Uruguay | 1.3% |
| 144 | Austria | 1.3% |
| 145 | Hungary | 1.2% |
| 146 | State of Palestine | 1.1% |
| 147 | Georgia | 1.0% |
| 148 | Senegal | 1.0% |
| 149 | Bulgaria | 0.9% |
| 150 | Iceland | 0.7% |
| 151 | Azerbaijan | 0.7% |
| 152 | Singapore | 0.6% |
| 153 | Spain | 0.4% |
| 154 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 155 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 156 | Bhutan | 0.3% |
| 157 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.2% |
| 158 | Lithuania | 0.2% |
| 159 | Armenia | 0.2% |
| 160 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 161 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 162 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 163 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 164 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 165 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 166 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 167 | Barbados | 0.0% |
Showing 167 of 167 countries
Topics
Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
View Original Source