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Share of people who recently paid a bribe or were asked for one
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
20.1%
Median: 17.0%
Countries Covered
139
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
80.0%
Lowest
Saint Lucia
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo80.0%
2Yemen77.0%
3Kiribati64.0%
4Micronesia, Federated States of61.0%
5Papua New Guinea54.0%
By Region
Africa30.2%(7 countries)
Asia24.4%(16 countries)
Other23.4%(77 countries)
North America19.5%(2 countries)
South America16.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (80.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.1%)
Africa (7)
Asia (16)
Other (77)
North America (2)
South America (7)
Europe (29)
Oceania (1)
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 2024; 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 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 80.0% |
| 2 | Yemen | 77.0% |
| 3 | Kiribati | 64.0% |
| 4 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 61.0% |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 54.0% |
| 6 | Liberia | 53.0% |
| 7 | Sierra Leone | 52.0% |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 50.1% |
| 9 | Egypt | 50.0% |
| 10 | Venezuela | 50.0% |
| 11 | Cameroon | 48.0% |
| 12 | Kenya | 45.0% |
| 13 | Guinea | 42.0% |
| 14 | Lebanon | 41.0% |
| 15 | Dominican Republic | 40.3% |
| 16 | Pakistan | 40.0% |
| 17 | India | 39.0% |
| 18 | Tonga | 38.0% |
| 19 | Cambodia | 37.0% |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 36.3% |
| 21 | Gabon | 35.0% |
| 22 | Mozambique | 35.0% |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 34.0% |
| 24 | Puerto Rico | 33.3% |
| 25 | Togo | 32.0% |
| 26 | Morocco | 31.0% |
| 27 | New Caledonia | 31.0% |
| 28 | Moldova, Republic of | 30.5% |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 30.0% |
| 30 | Bolivia | 30.0% |
| 31 | Ecuador | 28.0% |
| 32 | Honduras | 28.0% |
| 33 | Malawi | 28.0% |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.6% |
| 35 | Ukraine | 27.6% |
| 36 | Azerbaijan | 27.6% |
| 37 | Benin | 27.0% |
| 38 | Guyana | 27.0% |
| 39 | Madagascar | 27.0% |
| 40 | Nigeria | 26.8% |
| 41 | Ghana | 26.7% |
| 42 | Guatemala | 25.0% |
| 43 | Zimbabwe | 25.0% |
| 44 | Russian Federation | 24.7% |
| 45 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24.2% |
| 46 | Sudan | 24.0% |
| 47 | Thailand | 24.0% |
| 48 | Bangladesh | 24.0% |
| 49 | Niger | 23.0% |
| 50 | Colombia | 22.2% |
| 51 | Mongolia | 22.0% |
| 52 | Uruguay | 22.0% |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 21.1% |
| 54 | Mali | 21.0% |
| 55 | Vanuatu | 21.0% |
| 56 | Solomon Islands | 21.0% |
| 57 | Myanmar | 20.0% |
| 58 | Romania | 20.0% |
| 59 | Bahamas | 20.0% |
| 60 | Bulgaria | 19.0% |
| 61 | Panama | 18.0% |
| 62 | South Africa | 18.0% |
| 63 | Tunisia | 18.0% |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 18.0% |
| 65 | Zambia | 18.0% |
| 66 | Armenia | 17.4% |
| 67 | State of Palestine | 17.0% |
| 68 | Hungary | 17.0% |
| 69 | Eswatini | 17.0% |
| 70 | Trinidad and Tobago | 17.0% |
| 71 | Samoa | 17.0% |
| 72 | Indonesia | 16.3% |
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 16.0% |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.0% |
| 75 | Uganda | 16.0% |
| 76 | Burkina Faso | 16.0% |
| 77 | Argentina | 16.0% |
| 78 | Serbia | 15.9% |
| 79 | Senegal | 15.0% |
| 80 | Vietnam | 15.0% |
| 81 | Belarus | 14.5% |
| 82 | Croatia | 14.0% |
| 83 | El Salvador | 14.0% |
| 84 | Lesotho | 14.0% |
| 85 | Algeria | 14.0% |
| 86 | Mexico | 14.0% |
| 87 | Türkiye | 13.1% |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 13.1% |
| 89 | Chile | 13.0% |
| 90 | Malaysia | 13.0% |
| 91 | Montenegro | 12.1% |
| 92 | Nepal | 12.0% |
| 93 | Czech Republic | 11.0% |
| 94 | French Polynesia | 11.0% |
| 95 | Namibia | 11.0% |
| 96 | Slovakia | 11.0% |
| 97 | Brazil | 11.0% |
| 98 | Lithuania | 10.1% |
| 99 | Poland | 10.0% |
| 100 | Belgium | 10.0% |
| 101 | Greece | 9.0% |
| 102 | Latvia | 9.0% |
| 103 | Austria | 9.0% |
| 104 | Barbados | 9.0% |
| 105 | Cape Verde | 8.0% |
| 106 | Paraguay | 7.5% |
| 107 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.2% |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 7.0% |
| 109 | Botswana | 7.0% |
| 110 | Jamaica | 6.5% |
| 111 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.4% |
| 112 | Philippines | 5.5% |
| 113 | Georgia | 5.1% |
| 114 | Fiji | 5.0% |
| 115 | France | 5.0% |
| 116 | Ireland | 5.0% |
| 117 | Mauritius | 5.0% |
| 118 | Cyprus | 4.0% |
| 119 | Jordan | 4.0% |
| 120 | Malta | 4.0% |
| 121 | Timor-Leste | 4.0% |
| 122 | Slovenia | 4.0% |
| 123 | Australia | 4.0% |
| 124 | Germany | 3.0% |
| 125 | Portugal | 3.0% |
| 126 | Peru | 2.7% |
| 127 | Hong Kong | 2.0% |
| 128 | Japan | 2.0% |
| 129 | Luxembourg | 2.0% |
| 130 | Maldives | 2.0% |
| 131 | Netherlands | 2.0% |
| 132 | Spain | 2.0% |
| 133 | Denmark | 1.0% |
| 134 | Estonia | 1.0% |
| 135 | Finland | 1.0% |
| 136 | Sweden | 1.0% |
| 137 | Switzerland | 0.7% |
| 138 | Italy | 0.5% |
| 139 | Saint Lucia | 0.1% |
Showing 139 of 139 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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