social2025
Share of firms that were asked to pay a bribe to "get things done"
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
13.8%
Median: 8.2%
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
Zambia
83.0%
Lowest
Micronesia, Federated States of
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Zambia83.0%
2Solomon Islands81.9%
3Guinea-Bissau63.1%
4Nigeria55.3%
5Yemen55.0%
By Region
Africa21.6%(8 countries)
Asia17.5%(22 countries)
Other16.5%(95 countries)
South America6.5%(7 countries)
North America4.6%(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 (83.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 13.8%)
Africa (8)
Asia (22)
Other (95)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (30)
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 | Zambia | 83.0% |
| 2 | Solomon Islands | 81.9% |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 63.1% |
| 4 | Nigeria | 55.3% |
| 5 | Yemen | 55.0% |
| 6 | Liberia | 52.8% |
| 7 | Iraq | 51.0% |
| 8 | Guinea | 48.7% |
| 9 | Cambodia | 46.3% |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 43.4% |
| 11 | Republic of The Gambia | 42.3% |
| 12 | Gabon | 41.8% |
| 13 | India | 39.3% |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 39.3% |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 34.9% |
| 16 | Morocco | 34.7% |
| 17 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.8% |
| 18 | Albania | 31.6% |
| 19 | Burundi | 31.2% |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 30.7% |
| 21 | Panama | 30.5% |
| 22 | Indonesia | 29.5% |
| 23 | Niger | 29.4% |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.3% |
| 25 | Mauritania | 27.8% |
| 26 | Uganda | 27.8% |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 27.4% |
| 28 | Republic of the Congo | 26.4% |
| 29 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.4% |
| 30 | Kenya | 26.3% |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.9% |
| 32 | Vietnam | 25.5% |
| 33 | Chad | 24.8% |
| 34 | Suriname | 24.8% |
| 35 | Ukraine | 24.3% |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 24.1% |
| 37 | Venezuela | 23.7% |
| 38 | South Sudan | 22.8% |
| 39 | Ghana | 22.7% |
| 40 | Cameroon | 21.6% |
| 41 | Pakistan | 21.6% |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% |
| 43 | Madagascar | 19.5% |
| 44 | Bolivia | 19.2% |
| 45 | Angola | 19.1% |
| 46 | Bahamas | 19.1% |
| 47 | Guyana | 18.4% |
| 48 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.4% |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 17.8% |
| 50 | Thailand | 17.6% |
| 51 | Turkmenistan | 17.2% |
| 52 | Malawi | 16.6% |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 16.6% |
| 54 | Myanmar | 16.5% |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 15.3% |
| 56 | State of Palestine | 14.5% |
| 57 | Zimbabwe | 14.4% |
| 58 | Mozambique | 14.1% |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 13.7% |
| 60 | Slovakia | 13.1% |
| 61 | Ecuador | 12.8% |
| 62 | Paraguay | 12.5% |
| 63 | Brazil | 12.5% |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 12.4% |
| 65 | Djibouti | 12.1% |
| 66 | France | 11.6% |
| 67 | Lebanon | 11.3% |
| 68 | Tonga | 11.0% |
| 69 | Czech Republic | 10.9% |
| 70 | Honduras | 10.9% |
| 71 | Israel | 10.3% |
| 72 | Fiji | 10.2% |
| 73 | Lesotho | 10.2% |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 10.0% |
| 75 | Eswatini | 9.7% |
| 76 | Rwanda | 9.4% |
| 77 | Mongolia | 8.6% |
| 78 | Tunisia | 8.6% |
| 79 | Botswana | 8.6% |
| 80 | Guatemala | 8.5% |
| 81 | Mali | 8.5% |
| 82 | Seychelles | 8.4% |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 8.3% |
| 84 | Jordan | 8.2% |
| 85 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.9% |
| 86 | Grenada | 7.1% |
| 87 | Senegal | 7.0% |
| 88 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.8% |
| 89 | Argentina | 6.8% |
| 90 | Togo | 6.7% |
| 91 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.7% |
| 92 | Uzbekistan | 6.7% |
| 93 | Poland | 6.5% |
| 94 | Serbia | 6.4% |
| 95 | Lithuania | 6.3% |
| 96 | Peru | 6.1% |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.1% |
| 98 | Azerbaijan | 6.0% |
| 99 | Namibia | 5.9% |
| 100 | Sudan | 5.8% |
| 101 | Timor-Leste | 5.7% |
| 102 | Bahrain | 5.6% |
| 103 | Canada | 5.4% |
| 104 | Colombia | 5.4% |
| 105 | Belgium | 5.2% |
| 106 | Belarus | 5.1% |
| 107 | Tajikistan | 5.0% |
| 108 | Egypt | 5.0% |
| 109 | Malaysia | 4.9% |
| 110 | Antigua and Barbuda | 4.8% |
| 111 | Benin | 4.7% |
| 112 | Montenegro | 4.7% |
| 113 | Philippines | 4.5% |
| 114 | Germany | 4.3% |
| 115 | Mexico | 3.7% |
| 116 | Croatia | 3.6% |
| 117 | Hungary | 3.5% |
| 118 | Nepal | 3.4% |
| 119 | El Salvador | 3.3% |
| 120 | Cyprus | 3.2% |
| 121 | Greece | 3.1% |
| 122 | Latvia | 3.0% |
| 123 | Barbados | 3.0% |
| 124 | Belize | 3.0% |
| 125 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.8% |
| 126 | Malta | 2.7% |
| 127 | Netherlands | 2.7% |
| 128 | Georgia | 2.5% |
| 129 | Türkiye | 2.5% |
| 130 | Taiwan, Province of China | 2.4% |
| 131 | Slovenia | 2.4% |
| 132 | Finland | 2.3% |
| 133 | Jamaica | 2.3% |
| 134 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3% |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 2.2% |
| 136 | Costa Rica | 2.1% |
| 137 | Samoa | 2.0% |
| 138 | Austria | 2.0% |
| 139 | Romania | 1.9% |
| 140 | Bhutan | 1.8% |
| 141 | Armenia | 1.7% |
| 142 | Italy | 1.6% |
| 143 | Mauritius | 1.5% |
| 144 | South Africa | 1.5% |
| 145 | South Korea | 1.4% |
| 146 | Portugal | 1.1% |
| 147 | Denmark | 1.0% |
| 148 | Singapore | 1.0% |
| 149 | Iceland | 0.9% |
| 150 | Spain | 0.9% |
| 151 | Uruguay | 0.9% |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 0.7% |
| 153 | Chile | 0.7% |
| 154 | Estonia | 0.7% |
| 155 | New Zealand | 0.7% |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 0.6% |
| 157 | United Kingdom | 0.6% |
| 158 | United States of America | 0.6% |
| 159 | Luxembourg | 0.5% |
| 160 | Sweden | 0.5% |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 0.4% |
| 162 | People's Republic of China | 0.3% |
| 163 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 165 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 166 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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