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Share of firms reporting corruption as a major constraint
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
25.3%
Median: 21.3%
Countries Covered
167
with available data
Highest
Yemen
97.4%
Lowest
Azerbaijan
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Yemen97.4%
2Ecuador80.2%
3Lebanon77.9%
4Mexico72.9%
5Central African Republic71.0%
By Region
South America46.3%(7 countries)
North America37.4%(4 countries)
Africa34.1%(8 countries)
Other27.5%(95 countries)
Asia22.4%(22 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 (97.4%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 25.3%)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Africa (8)
Other (95)
Asia (22)
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 | Yemen | 97.4% |
| 2 | Ecuador | 80.2% |
| 3 | Lebanon | 77.9% |
| 4 | Mexico | 72.9% |
| 5 | Central African Republic | 71.0% |
| 6 | Guatemala | 69.0% |
| 7 | Brazil | 68.8% |
| 8 | Iraq | 67.6% |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 65.2% |
| 10 | Sudan | 64.7% |
| 11 | Honduras | 64.5% |
| 12 | Cote d'Ivoire | 63.8% |
| 13 | Afghanistan | 62.6% |
| 14 | Belize | 62.5% |
| 15 | Paraguay | 59.9% |
| 16 | Mauritania | 58.6% |
| 17 | Ukraine | 56.0% |
| 18 | Burundi | 54.1% |
| 19 | Peru | 51.6% |
| 20 | Argentina | 50.0% |
| 21 | Liberia | 49.9% |
| 22 | Morocco | 47.9% |
| 23 | Angola | 45.6% |
| 24 | Bolivia | 45.1% |
| 25 | Nigeria | 44.8% |
| 26 | Guinea-Bissau | 44.0% |
| 27 | Greece | 43.9% |
| 28 | State of Palestine | 43.4% |
| 29 | Albania | 43.4% |
| 30 | Papua New Guinea | 42.3% |
| 31 | Kenya | 41.6% |
| 32 | Gabon | 41.4% |
| 33 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 40.1% |
| 34 | Madagascar | 40.0% |
| 35 | Chad | 39.8% |
| 36 | Tunisia | 39.4% |
| 37 | Djibouti | 39.2% |
| 38 | Venezuela | 38.4% |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 38.3% |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 38.0% |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 37.7% |
| 42 | Guyana | 37.7% |
| 43 | Antigua and Barbuda | 37.1% |
| 44 | Niger | 36.2% |
| 45 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 35.5% |
| 46 | Fiji | 35.1% |
| 47 | Egypt | 34.8% |
| 48 | Mongolia | 34.7% |
| 49 | Burkina Faso | 34.3% |
| 50 | Timor-Leste | 32.6% |
| 51 | Cyprus | 32.4% |
| 52 | Republic of The Gambia | 32.4% |
| 53 | Mozambique | 32.4% |
| 54 | Lesotho | 32.3% |
| 55 | Dominican Republic | 32.0% |
| 56 | Pakistan | 31.8% |
| 57 | Colombia | 31.5% |
| 58 | Guinea | 31.3% |
| 59 | Cameroon | 31.1% |
| 60 | Mauritius | 31.0% |
| 61 | Togo | 30.5% |
| 62 | Senegal | 30.2% |
| 63 | Malawi | 30.1% |
| 64 | Malta | 30.0% |
| 65 | Jordan | 29.9% |
| 66 | South Sudan | 28.9% |
| 67 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 28.5% |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 28.3% |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.1% |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 27.9% |
| 71 | Grenada | 27.8% |
| 72 | Zambia | 26.7% |
| 73 | Benin | 26.4% |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 26.2% |
| 75 | United Republic of Tanzania | 25.5% |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 24.6% |
| 77 | Uruguay | 24.2% |
| 78 | Namibia | 24.0% |
| 79 | Indonesia | 23.6% |
| 80 | Spain | 23.6% |
| 81 | Botswana | 23.2% |
| 82 | Suriname | 22.2% |
| 83 | Mali | 22.1% |
| 84 | Portugal | 21.3% |
| 85 | Republic of the Congo | 21.2% |
| 86 | Panama | 20.4% |
| 87 | India | 20.2% |
| 88 | Poland | 20.1% |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 19.7% |
| 90 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 19.1% |
| 91 | Uganda | 19.1% |
| 92 | El Salvador | 18.3% |
| 93 | Türkiye | 18.2% |
| 94 | Moldova, Republic of | 18.1% |
| 95 | Chile | 17.5% |
| 96 | Romania | 17.0% |
| 97 | Ghana | 16.8% |
| 98 | Seychelles | 16.8% |
| 99 | France | 16.2% |
| 100 | Eswatini | 16.2% |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 16.1% |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 16.0% |
| 103 | Nepal | 15.7% |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 15.6% |
| 105 | Latvia | 15.2% |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 15.0% |
| 107 | Croatia | 14.4% |
| 108 | Sierra Leone | 14.3% |
| 109 | Vanuatu | 14.1% |
| 110 | Russian Federation | 13.8% |
| 111 | Slovakia | 13.8% |
| 112 | South Africa | 13.6% |
| 113 | Rwanda | 13.5% |
| 114 | Montenegro | 13.1% |
| 115 | Belarus | 12.9% |
| 116 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12.4% |
| 117 | Czech Republic | 12.3% |
| 118 | Georgia | 11.7% |
| 119 | Philippines | 11.5% |
| 120 | Slovenia | 10.6% |
| 121 | Jamaica | 9.2% |
| 122 | Armenia | 8.1% |
| 123 | Tonga | 8.0% |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 8.0% |
| 125 | Lithuania | 7.8% |
| 126 | Bangladesh | 7.6% |
| 127 | Germany | 7.5% |
| 128 | Vietnam | 7.4% |
| 129 | Bahamas | 7.3% |
| 130 | Serbia | 7.1% |
| 131 | Samoa | 6.6% |
| 132 | Myanmar | 6.3% |
| 133 | Bahrain | 6.3% |
| 134 | Italy | 6.0% |
| 135 | Hungary | 5.8% |
| 136 | Malaysia | 5.6% |
| 137 | Austria | 5.0% |
| 138 | Hong Kong | 4.8% |
| 139 | Turkmenistan | 4.7% |
| 140 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.7% |
| 141 | Canada | 4.6% |
| 142 | South Korea | 4.6% |
| 143 | Taiwan, Province of China | 3.8% |
| 144 | Saint Lucia | 3.5% |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 3.4% |
| 146 | Barbados | 3.4% |
| 147 | Belgium | 3.1% |
| 148 | Sweden | 3.0% |
| 149 | United States of America | 2.9% |
| 150 | Iceland | 2.8% |
| 151 | Denmark | 2.7% |
| 152 | Thailand | 2.7% |
| 153 | Bhutan | 2.5% |
| 154 | United Kingdom | 2.2% |
| 155 | Estonia | 2.1% |
| 156 | New Zealand | 1.5% |
| 157 | Finland | 1.0% |
| 158 | Ireland | 1.0% |
| 159 | Singapore | 0.8% |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 0.7% |
| 161 | People's Republic of China | 0.5% |
| 162 | Israel | 0.5% |
| 163 | Netherlands | 0.4% |
| 164 | Cambodia | 0.0% |
| 165 | Dominica | 0.0% |
| 166 | Eritrea | 0.0% |
| 167 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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