social2023
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe to secure a government contract
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
20.2%
Median: 15.0%
Countries Covered
154
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
87.5%
Lowest
Armenia
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia87.5%
2Yemen83.8%
3Republic of the Congo75.2%
4Sierra Leone71.0%
5Venezuela69.1%
By Region
Africa32.1%(8 countries)
Asia29.2%(18 countries)
Other22.1%(91 countries)
North America17.6%(2 countries)
South America12.4%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0%)High (87.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 20.2%)
Africa (8)
Asia (18)
Other (91)
North America (2)
South America (7)
Europe (28)
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 2023; 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 | Cambodia | 87.5% |
| 2 | Yemen | 83.8% |
| 3 | Republic of the Congo | 75.2% |
| 4 | Sierra Leone | 71.0% |
| 5 | Venezuela | 69.1% |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 66.2% |
| 7 | Nepal | 64.5% |
| 8 | Angola | 64.0% |
| 9 | Mali | 63.0% |
| 10 | Morocco | 58.1% |
| 11 | Vietnam | 56.9% |
| 12 | Burundi | 55.8% |
| 13 | Cameroon | 51.9% |
| 14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51.9% |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 48.9% |
| 16 | Eswatini | 48.4% |
| 17 | Afghanistan | 46.9% |
| 18 | Niger | 46.0% |
| 19 | India | 45.8% |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 45.4% |
| 21 | Djibouti | 43.3% |
| 22 | Liberia | 42.8% |
| 23 | People's Republic of China | 42.2% |
| 24 | Benin | 41.8% |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 41.8% |
| 26 | Belize | 41.8% |
| 27 | Thailand | 41.4% |
| 28 | Mauritania | 36.6% |
| 29 | Cote d'Ivoire | 35.7% |
| 30 | Ghana | 35.2% |
| 31 | Mexico | 34.9% |
| 32 | Iraq | 34.8% |
| 33 | South Sudan | 34.4% |
| 34 | Paraguay | 34.2% |
| 35 | Kenya | 34.0% |
| 36 | Slovakia | 33.7% |
| 37 | Chad | 33.0% |
| 38 | Indonesia | 33.0% |
| 39 | Malawi | 33.0% |
| 40 | Brazil | 32.9% |
| 41 | Ukraine | 32.2% |
| 42 | Lesotho | 31.7% |
| 43 | Bulgaria | 30.4% |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 29.8% |
| 45 | Gabon | 29.7% |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 29.5% |
| 47 | Nigeria | 28.6% |
| 48 | Mozambique | 25.9% |
| 49 | Guinea | 25.3% |
| 50 | Dominican Republic | 23.2% |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 23.1% |
| 52 | Tonga | 22.3% |
| 53 | Madagascar | 22.0% |
| 54 | Jamaica | 21.1% |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 21.1% |
| 56 | Suriname | 21.1% |
| 57 | Ecuador | 20.5% |
| 58 | Philippines | 20.5% |
| 59 | Uganda | 20.2% |
| 60 | Grenada | 20.1% |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 19.7% |
| 62 | Senegal | 19.4% |
| 63 | Zambia | 19.3% |
| 64 | Romania | 18.9% |
| 65 | Samoa | 18.9% |
| 66 | Burkina Faso | 18.8% |
| 67 | Mongolia | 18.6% |
| 68 | Sudan | 18.5% |
| 69 | Italy | 18.2% |
| 70 | Timor-Leste | 17.6% |
| 71 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 16.8% |
| 72 | State of Palestine | 16.7% |
| 73 | South Africa | 16.7% |
| 74 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.5% |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 16.1% |
| 76 | Albania | 15.3% |
| 77 | El Salvador | 15.2% |
| 78 | Colombia | 14.7% |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 14.6% |
| 80 | Poland | 14.2% |
| 81 | Bolivia | 13.8% |
| 82 | Vanuatu | 13.0% |
| 83 | Argentina | 12.9% |
| 84 | Republic of The Gambia | 12.8% |
| 85 | Russian Federation | 12.5% |
| 86 | Tunisia | 12.5% |
| 87 | Croatia | 12.1% |
| 88 | Namibia | 11.6% |
| 89 | Moldova, Republic of | 11.5% |
| 90 | Pakistan | 11.2% |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10.3% |
| 92 | Myanmar | 9.8% |
| 93 | Mauritius | 9.1% |
| 94 | Fiji | 9.0% |
| 95 | Panama | 8.9% |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.9% |
| 97 | Czech Republic | 8.5% |
| 98 | Barbados | 8.4% |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.2% |
| 100 | Guyana | 7.8% |
| 101 | Hungary | 7.8% |
| 102 | Bahamas | 7.8% |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 7.7% |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 7.2% |
| 105 | Montenegro | 7.0% |
| 106 | Portugal | 6.3% |
| 107 | Azerbaijan | 5.6% |
| 108 | Belarus | 5.5% |
| 109 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.5% |
| 110 | Finland | 4.7% |
| 111 | Peru | 4.7% |
| 112 | Botswana | 4.6% |
| 113 | Honduras | 4.1% |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 4.0% |
| 115 | Lebanon | 3.4% |
| 116 | Estonia | 3.1% |
| 117 | Serbia | 3.1% |
| 118 | Togo | 3.1% |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 2.7% |
| 120 | Rwanda | 2.6% |
| 121 | Latvia | 2.5% |
| 122 | Lithuania | 2.4% |
| 123 | Austria | 2.4% |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 2.3% |
| 125 | Slovenia | 2.3% |
| 126 | Jordan | 1.6% |
| 127 | Georgia | 1.4% |
| 128 | Denmark | 1.3% |
| 129 | Israel | 1.1% |
| 130 | Chile | 1.0% |
| 131 | Greece | 0.9% |
| 132 | Belgium | 0.4% |
| 133 | Türkiye | 0.3% |
| 134 | Egypt | 0.3% |
| 135 | Bhutan | 0.3% |
| 136 | Guatemala | 0.2% |
| 137 | France | 0.1% |
| 138 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 0.0% |
| 140 | Cyprus | 0.0% |
| 141 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 142 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 143 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 144 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 146 | Malaysia | 0.0% |
| 147 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 148 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 149 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 150 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 151 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 152 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 154 | Armenia | 0.0% |
Showing 154 of 154 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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