social2025
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe to get an electrical connection
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
12.8%
Median: 6.7%
Countries Covered
165
with available data
Highest
Republic of the Congo
77.3%
Lowest
Belize
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Republic of the Congo77.3%
2Cambodia61.6%
3Pakistan57.2%
4Madagascar53.6%
5Afghanistan53.2%
By Region
Africa24.5%(8 countries)
Asia18.9%(21 countries)
Other14.0%(94 countries)
North America10.4%(4 countries)
Europe4.3%(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 (77.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 12.8%)
Africa (8)
Asia (21)
Other (94)
North America (4)
Europe (30)
South America (7)
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 | Republic of the Congo | 77.3% |
| 2 | Cambodia | 61.6% |
| 3 | Pakistan | 57.2% |
| 4 | Madagascar | 53.6% |
| 5 | Afghanistan | 53.2% |
| 6 | Yemen | 53.1% |
| 7 | Uganda | 52.6% |
| 8 | Morocco | 50.4% |
| 9 | Burundi | 48.7% |
| 10 | Indonesia | 47.6% |
| 11 | Ukraine | 46.0% |
| 12 | Liberia | 37.3% |
| 13 | Chad | 36.1% |
| 14 | Myanmar | 35.6% |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 35.5% |
| 16 | Kenya | 33.7% |
| 17 | Nigeria | 32.9% |
| 18 | Zimbabwe | 32.7% |
| 19 | Ghana | 32.3% |
| 20 | Rwanda | 32.3% |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32.0% |
| 22 | Mozambique | 30.2% |
| 23 | Central African Republic | 29.5% |
| 24 | Croatia | 29.0% |
| 25 | Vanuatu | 28.5% |
| 26 | Timor-Leste | 28.1% |
| 27 | Mexico | 28.0% |
| 28 | Iraq | 26.3% |
| 29 | Mauritania | 26.2% |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.3% |
| 31 | Malawi | 25.3% |
| 32 | Sri Lanka | 24.5% |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 22.3% |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | 22.1% |
| 35 | Solomon Islands | 21.6% |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 21.4% |
| 37 | Angola | 21.3% |
| 38 | Cameroon | 20.8% |
| 39 | Mongolia | 20.6% |
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 20.1% |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 20.0% |
| 42 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20.0% |
| 43 | Gabon | 19.6% |
| 44 | Fiji | 19.2% |
| 45 | Suriname | 19.1% |
| 46 | Sudan | 19.0% |
| 47 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 18.8% |
| 48 | Montenegro | 18.0% |
| 49 | Tunisia | 17.8% |
| 50 | Vietnam | 17.7% |
| 51 | Paraguay | 17.5% |
| 52 | Djibouti | 17.2% |
| 53 | Albania | 16.8% |
| 54 | Guyana | 15.1% |
| 55 | Lebanon | 15.0% |
| 56 | Bahamas | 14.5% |
| 57 | Cyprus | 14.0% |
| 58 | Zambia | 13.8% |
| 59 | Nepal | 12.6% |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 12.5% |
| 61 | Niger | 12.2% |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.0% |
| 63 | Argentina | 11.5% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 11.2% |
| 65 | Tonga | 11.0% |
| 66 | South Sudan | 10.8% |
| 67 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.4% |
| 68 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.3% |
| 69 | Botswana | 10.1% |
| 70 | Belgium | 9.7% |
| 71 | India | 9.5% |
| 72 | Canada | 8.9% |
| 73 | Bahrain | 8.9% |
| 74 | Mali | 8.8% |
| 75 | Guinea | 8.7% |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 8.7% |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 8.4% |
| 78 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8.1% |
| 79 | Benin | 7.9% |
| 80 | Ecuador | 7.7% |
| 81 | Honduras | 6.9% |
| 82 | Panama | 6.9% |
| 83 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.7% |
| 84 | Philippines | 6.6% |
| 85 | Belarus | 6.5% |
| 86 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.0% |
| 87 | Namibia | 6.0% |
| 88 | Tajikistan | 6.0% |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 6.0% |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 5.9% |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 5.9% |
| 92 | Togo | 5.6% |
| 93 | Finland | 5.4% |
| 94 | Mauritius | 5.4% |
| 95 | Brazil | 4.6% |
| 96 | Italy | 4.4% |
| 97 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4.3% |
| 98 | Denmark | 4.1% |
| 99 | Slovenia | 3.9% |
| 100 | Greece | 3.5% |
| 101 | United Kingdom | 3.5% |
| 102 | New Zealand | 3.4% |
| 103 | Singapore | 3.4% |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 3.4% |
| 105 | Venezuela | 3.4% |
| 106 | Egypt | 3.2% |
| 107 | Hong Kong | 2.9% |
| 108 | United States of America | 2.9% |
| 109 | Peru | 2.8% |
| 110 | Equatorial Guinea | 2.5% |
| 111 | Jordan | 2.2% |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 2.2% |
| 113 | Malta | 2.1% |
| 114 | Austria | 1.8% |
| 115 | Guatemala | 1.6% |
| 116 | Colombia | 1.5% |
| 117 | Turkmenistan | 1.4% |
| 118 | Germany | 1.2% |
| 119 | Seychelles | 1.1% |
| 120 | Türkiye | 1.1% |
| 121 | Bolivia | 1.1% |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 0.9% |
| 123 | Portugal | 0.7% |
| 124 | Chile | 0.6% |
| 125 | Slovakia | 0.5% |
| 126 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 127 | Hungary | 0.3% |
| 128 | Georgia | 0.1% |
| 129 | Cape Verde | 0.0% |
| 130 | People's Republic of China | 0.0% |
| 131 | Taiwan, Province of China | 0.0% |
| 132 | Czech Republic | 0.0% |
| 133 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 134 | El Salvador | 0.0% |
| 135 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 136 | France | 0.0% |
| 137 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 138 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 139 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 140 | Ireland | 0.0% |
| 141 | Israel | 0.0% |
| 142 | Jamaica | 0.0% |
| 143 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 144 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 145 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 146 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 148 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 149 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 0.0% |
| 151 | Senegal | 0.0% |
| 152 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 153 | South Africa | 0.0% |
| 154 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 155 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 156 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 157 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% |
| 158 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 159 | Samoa | 0.0% |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0% |
| 161 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
| 162 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 163 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 164 | Bhutan | 0.0% |
| 165 | Belize | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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