social2025
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe to obtain a construction permit
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
16.3%
Median: 8.6%
Countries Covered
163
with available data
Highest
Cambodia
86.8%
Lowest
Barbados
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Cambodia86.8%
2Central African Republic85.9%
3Chad79.3%
4Yemen68.6%
5Burkina Faso62.4%
By Region
Africa29.9%(8 countries)
Asia25.1%(22 countries)
Other18.1%(91 countries)
South America11.7%(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 (86.8%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 16.3%)
Africa (8)
Asia (22)
Other (91)
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 | Cambodia | 86.8% |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 85.9% |
| 3 | Chad | 79.3% |
| 4 | Yemen | 68.6% |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 62.4% |
| 6 | Afghanistan | 60.4% |
| 7 | Pakistan | 59.1% |
| 8 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 57.0% |
| 9 | Lebanon | 56.5% |
| 10 | Ukraine | 55.8% |
| 11 | Ethiopia | 51.2% |
| 12 | Republic of the Congo | 50.7% |
| 13 | Morocco | 50.3% |
| 14 | Myanmar | 47.6% |
| 15 | Burundi | 43.9% |
| 16 | Ecuador | 43.2% |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 42.5% |
| 18 | Liberia | 42.2% |
| 19 | Egypt | 41.1% |
| 20 | Solomon Islands | 40.6% |
| 21 | Sudan | 39.0% |
| 22 | India | 38.7% |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 35.6% |
| 24 | Mongolia | 35.3% |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 35.3% |
| 26 | Mozambique | 34.8% |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 34.6% |
| 28 | Malawi | 34.5% |
| 29 | Thailand | 33.1% |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 32.8% |
| 31 | Moldova, Republic of | 32.3% |
| 32 | Iraq | 32.2% |
| 33 | Vietnam | 31.4% |
| 34 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 30.2% |
| 35 | Kenya | 30.0% |
| 36 | Angola | 29.7% |
| 37 | Bolivia | 28.4% |
| 38 | Indonesia | 28.0% |
| 39 | Israel | 27.5% |
| 40 | Mauritania | 26.7% |
| 41 | Rwanda | 25.8% |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 25.5% |
| 43 | Nigeria | 24.4% |
| 44 | Bahamas | 24.3% |
| 45 | South Sudan | 24.0% |
| 46 | Timor-Leste | 23.6% |
| 47 | Honduras | 21.8% |
| 48 | Eswatini | 21.6% |
| 49 | Paraguay | 20.6% |
| 50 | Gabon | 20.0% |
| 51 | Lesotho | 20.0% |
| 52 | Djibouti | 19.9% |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 19.7% |
| 54 | Jordan | 19.3% |
| 55 | Madagascar | 17.1% |
| 56 | Albania | 16.8% |
| 57 | Togo | 15.6% |
| 58 | Malaysia | 15.3% |
| 59 | Cameroon | 15.2% |
| 60 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 15.0% |
| 61 | Botswana | 14.9% |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 14.4% |
| 63 | Suriname | 14.1% |
| 64 | Dominican Republic | 13.5% |
| 65 | Cote d'Ivoire | 13.4% |
| 66 | Turkmenistan | 13.4% |
| 67 | Ghana | 12.7% |
| 68 | Niger | 12.6% |
| 69 | Poland | 12.3% |
| 70 | Vanuatu | 12.0% |
| 71 | Grenada | 11.4% |
| 72 | Türkiye | 11.4% |
| 73 | Namibia | 9.8% |
| 74 | United Republic of Tanzania | 9.7% |
| 75 | Venezuela | 9.7% |
| 76 | Canada | 9.5% |
| 77 | Bahrain | 9.4% |
| 78 | Brazil | 9.4% |
| 79 | Zimbabwe | 9.2% |
| 80 | Peru | 9.0% |
| 81 | Argentina | 8.8% |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 8.6% |
| 83 | Jamaica | 8.5% |
| 84 | Mexico | 8.2% |
| 85 | Mauritius | 8.1% |
| 86 | Costa Rica | 7.7% |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 7.5% |
| 88 | Serbia | 7.5% |
| 89 | Philippines | 7.3% |
| 90 | Republic of The Gambia | 7.2% |
| 91 | Tunisia | 7.0% |
| 92 | Nepal | 6.9% |
| 93 | New Zealand | 6.5% |
| 94 | Uganda | 6.5% |
| 95 | Hong Kong | 6.3% |
| 96 | Belgium | 6.3% |
| 97 | Colombia | 6.0% |
| 98 | Senegal | 5.7% |
| 99 | Guatemala | 5.6% |
| 100 | Zambia | 5.6% |
| 101 | Guyana | 5.5% |
| 102 | Belarus | 5.4% |
| 103 | Fiji | 5.3% |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.0% |
| 105 | Czech Republic | 4.9% |
| 106 | Panama | 4.9% |
| 107 | Slovakia | 4.2% |
| 108 | Benin | 4.1% |
| 109 | Uruguay | 4.0% |
| 110 | Guinea | 3.7% |
| 111 | United States of America | 3.7% |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 3.6% |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.4% |
| 114 | Bulgaria | 3.3% |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 3.2% |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 3.2% |
| 117 | Germany | 3.1% |
| 118 | Seychelles | 3.1% |
| 119 | Samoa | 3.1% |
| 120 | Bhutan | 2.6% |
| 121 | Greece | 2.5% |
| 122 | Romania | 2.5% |
| 123 | Cyprus | 2.4% |
| 124 | Georgia | 2.4% |
| 125 | Tajikistan | 1.7% |
| 126 | Chile | 1.5% |
| 127 | Portugal | 1.5% |
| 128 | Singapore | 1.5% |
| 129 | People's Republic of China | 1.4% |
| 130 | United Kingdom | 1.4% |
| 131 | Slovenia | 1.3% |
| 132 | Malta | 1.2% |
| 133 | Ireland | 1.0% |
| 134 | Montenegro | 0.8% |
| 135 | El Salvador | 0.7% |
| 136 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.6% |
| 137 | State of Palestine | 0.6% |
| 138 | Lithuania | 0.6% |
| 139 | Hungary | 0.5% |
| 140 | Armenia | 0.5% |
| 141 | Mali | 0.4% |
| 142 | Italy | 0.3% |
| 143 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 144 | Spain | 0.3% |
| 145 | Finland | 0.2% |
| 146 | Croatia | 0.1% |
| 147 | Denmark | 0.1% |
| 148 | Kazakhstan | 0.1% |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 150 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 151 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 152 | France | 0.0% |
| 153 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 154 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 155 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 156 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 157 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 158 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 159 | South Africa | 0.0% |
| 160 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 161 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 162 | Austria | 0.0% |
| 163 | Barbados | 0.0% |
Showing 163 of 163 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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