economic2025
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe to tax officials
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.3%
Median: 5.4%
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
Yemen
62.6%
Lowest
Bhutan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen62.6%
2Iraq51.2%
3Liberia41.7%
4Equatorial Guinea37.7%
5Ukraine36.3%
By Region
Asia16.7%(21 countries)
Africa15.1%(8 countries)
Other9.8%(95 countries)
South America4.3%(7 countries)
Europe3.1%(30 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 (62.6%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.3%)
Asia (21)
Africa (8)
Other (95)
South America (7)
Europe (30)
North America (4)
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 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 | 62.6% |
| 2 | Iraq | 51.2% |
| 3 | Liberia | 41.7% |
| 4 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.7% |
| 5 | Ukraine | 36.3% |
| 6 | Cambodia | 35.4% |
| 7 | Albania | 34.6% |
| 8 | Afghanistan | 34.0% |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 31.7% |
| 10 | India | 31.4% |
| 11 | Israel | 30.9% |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 30.9% |
| 13 | Vietnam | 29.5% |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 27.9% |
| 15 | Morocco | 27.1% |
| 16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 26.7% |
| 17 | Nigeria | 25.9% |
| 18 | South Sudan | 25.0% |
| 19 | Chad | 24.5% |
| 20 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23.0% |
| 21 | Gabon | 22.8% |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 22.7% |
| 23 | Kenya | 20.9% |
| 24 | Myanmar | 20.4% |
| 25 | Mauritania | 20.4% |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.3% |
| 27 | Burundi | 20.0% |
| 28 | Central African Republic | 19.4% |
| 29 | Lebanon | 19.3% |
| 30 | Bangladesh | 19.3% |
| 31 | Malawi | 18.3% |
| 32 | Ethiopia | 17.4% |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 17.2% |
| 34 | Cameroon | 17.1% |
| 35 | Republic of the Congo | 16.7% |
| 36 | Mongolia | 16.0% |
| 37 | Republic of The Gambia | 14.7% |
| 38 | Indonesia | 14.3% |
| 39 | Uganda | 14.3% |
| 40 | Mozambique | 13.5% |
| 41 | Paraguay | 12.8% |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 12.6% |
| 43 | Angola | 12.3% |
| 44 | Dominican Republic | 11.9% |
| 45 | Pakistan | 11.9% |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 11.9% |
| 47 | Seychelles | 11.6% |
| 48 | Ghana | 11.2% |
| 49 | Bahamas | 10.9% |
| 50 | Madagascar | 10.8% |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 10.8% |
| 52 | Tonga | 10.4% |
| 53 | Portugal | 10.0% |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 9.7% |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 9.6% |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 8.7% |
| 57 | Bolivia | 8.7% |
| 58 | Benin | 8.5% |
| 59 | Thailand | 8.5% |
| 60 | Cyprus | 8.3% |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 8.3% |
| 62 | Brazil | 8.3% |
| 63 | Peru | 8.1% |
| 64 | Greece | 7.8% |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 7.7% |
| 66 | Suriname | 7.7% |
| 67 | Rwanda | 7.1% |
| 68 | Guinea | 6.9% |
| 69 | Mexico | 6.9% |
| 70 | Belize | 6.7% |
| 71 | Panama | 6.4% |
| 72 | Venezuela | 6.4% |
| 73 | Niger | 6.1% |
| 74 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6.1% |
| 75 | Argentina | 6.0% |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.9% |
| 77 | Sierra Leone | 5.9% |
| 78 | Malta | 5.8% |
| 79 | Dominica | 5.6% |
| 80 | Namibia | 5.5% |
| 81 | Philippines | 5.5% |
| 82 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 5.5% |
| 83 | Poland | 5.4% |
| 84 | Timor-Leste | 5.3% |
| 85 | Ecuador | 5.2% |
| 86 | Zambia | 5.0% |
| 87 | El Salvador | 4.9% |
| 88 | Tunisia | 4.9% |
| 89 | Croatia | 4.8% |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 4.8% |
| 91 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4.8% |
| 92 | Nepal | 4.7% |
| 93 | Guyana | 4.6% |
| 94 | Iceland | 4.6% |
| 95 | Egypt | 4.6% |
| 96 | Fiji | 4.5% |
| 97 | Honduras | 3.9% |
| 98 | Saudi Arabia | 3.9% |
| 99 | Belarus | 3.7% |
| 100 | Mali | 3.7% |
| 101 | Vanuatu | 3.7% |
| 102 | Lesotho | 3.6% |
| 103 | Djibouti | 3.4% |
| 104 | France | 3.3% |
| 105 | Montenegro | 3.2% |
| 106 | Sudan | 3.2% |
| 107 | Moldova, Republic of | 3.0% |
| 108 | Romania | 2.8% |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 2.2% |
| 110 | United States of America | 2.2% |
| 111 | Costa Rica | 2.1% |
| 112 | Colombia | 2.0% |
| 113 | Grenada | 1.9% |
| 114 | Botswana | 1.8% |
| 115 | South Africa | 1.7% |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.7% |
| 117 | Canada | 1.6% |
| 118 | Serbia | 1.5% |
| 119 | Austria | 1.5% |
| 120 | Germany | 1.4% |
| 121 | Mauritius | 1.4% |
| 122 | Jordan | 1.3% |
| 123 | Samoa | 1.3% |
| 124 | Togo | 1.2% |
| 125 | Czech Republic | 1.1% |
| 126 | Finland | 1.1% |
| 127 | Hungary | 1.1% |
| 128 | Jamaica | 1.1% |
| 129 | Malaysia | 1.1% |
| 130 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% |
| 131 | Belgium | 0.9% |
| 132 | Türkiye | 0.8% |
| 133 | Slovakia | 0.7% |
| 134 | State of Palestine | 0.5% |
| 135 | Chile | 0.4% |
| 136 | Senegal | 0.4% |
| 137 | Bulgaria | 0.3% |
| 138 | Guatemala | 0.3% |
| 139 | Italy | 0.3% |
| 140 | South Korea | 0.2% |
| 141 | Eswatini | 0.1% |
| 142 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 143 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 144 | Denmark | 0.0% |
| 145 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 146 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 147 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 148 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 149 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 150 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 152 | Netherlands | 0.0% |
| 153 | New Zealand | 0.0% |
| 154 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 156 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 157 | Slovenia | 0.0% |
| 158 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 159 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0% |
| 161 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 162 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 163 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
| 164 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 165 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 166 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
Showing 166 of 166 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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