economic2026
Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
9.7%
Median: 5.7%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Iraq
50.5%
Lowest
Barbados
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Iraq50.5%
2Equatorial Guinea40.5%
3Chad34.3%
4Kyrgyzstan31.4%
5Vietnam31.1%
By Region
Africa14.9%(5 countries)
Asia14.8%(16 countries)
Other11.7%(55 countries)
North America8.1%(3 countries)
South America6.5%(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 (50.5%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 9.7%)
Africa (5)
Asia (16)
Other (55)
North America (3)
South America (4)
Oceania (1)
Europe (27)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 50.5% |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 40.5% |
| 3 | Chad | 34.3% |
| 4 | Kyrgyzstan | 31.4% |
| 5 | Vietnam | 31.1% |
| 6 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 30.6% |
| 7 | Morocco | 29.6% |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 28.5% |
| 9 | Israel | 28.5% |
| 10 | South Sudan | 27.4% |
| 11 | Republic of the Congo | 27.3% |
| 12 | India | 27.2% |
| 13 | Cambodia | 27.1% |
| 14 | Vanuatu | 23.5% |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 23.0% |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 22.6% |
| 17 | Cameroon | 21.7% |
| 18 | Angola | 21.5% |
| 19 | Indonesia | 20.3% |
| 20 | Republic of The Gambia | 20.1% |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 19.8% |
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 19.4% |
| 23 | Madagascar | 19.2% |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 18.0% |
| 25 | Ghana | 17.0% |
| 26 | Kazakhstan | 16.4% |
| 27 | Paraguay | 16.1% |
| 28 | Pakistan | 15.9% |
| 29 | Mexico | 15.8% |
| 30 | Ecuador | 14.4% |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | 14.1% |
| 32 | Namibia | 13.8% |
| 33 | Rwanda | 12.3% |
| 34 | Benin | 11.4% |
| 35 | Tonga | 10.7% |
| 36 | Turkmenistan | 10.6% |
| 37 | Timor-Leste | 9.8% |
| 38 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.6% |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 9.1% |
| 40 | Philippines | 8.3% |
| 41 | Tunisia | 8.1% |
| 42 | Montenegro | 8.0% |
| 43 | Portugal | 7.7% |
| 44 | Peru | 7.6% |
| 45 | Eswatini | 7.6% |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 7.5% |
| 47 | Lesotho | 7.3% |
| 48 | Moldova, Republic of | 7.1% |
| 49 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.9% |
| 50 | Seychelles | 6.9% |
| 51 | Belgium | 6.9% |
| 52 | Croatia | 6.8% |
| 53 | Nepal | 6.2% |
| 54 | Botswana | 6.1% |
| 55 | Canada | 5.8% |
| 56 | Mauritius | 5.7% |
| 57 | Cyprus | 5.7% |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 5.6% |
| 59 | Greece | 5.5% |
| 60 | Egypt | 4.9% |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 4.5% |
| 62 | Bahrain | 4.3% |
| 63 | Mali | 4.0% |
| 64 | New Zealand | 4.0% |
| 65 | Jordan | 3.9% |
| 66 | Malaysia | 3.8% |
| 67 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% |
| 68 | Denmark | 3.4% |
| 69 | El Salvador | 3.1% |
| 70 | Malta | 3.0% |
| 71 | Czech Republic | 2.9% |
| 72 | Finland | 2.8% |
| 73 | United States of America | 2.8% |
| 74 | Colombia | 2.7% |
| 75 | Romania | 2.7% |
| 76 | Italy | 2.6% |
| 77 | Hong Kong | 2.6% |
| 78 | Türkiye | 2.4% |
| 79 | Samoa | 2.4% |
| 80 | Germany | 2.2% |
| 81 | United Kingdom | 2.1% |
| 82 | Slovakia | 2.1% |
| 83 | Serbia | 2.0% |
| 84 | Togo | 2.0% |
| 85 | Jamaica | 1.9% |
| 86 | Slovenia | 1.8% |
| 87 | France | 1.6% |
| 88 | South Africa | 1.5% |
| 89 | Cape Verde | 1.4% |
| 90 | Austria | 1.3% |
| 91 | Uruguay | 1.3% |
| 92 | Hungary | 1.2% |
| 93 | State of Palestine | 1.1% |
| 94 | Georgia | 1.0% |
| 95 | Senegal | 1.0% |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 0.9% |
| 97 | Azerbaijan | 0.7% |
| 98 | Iceland | 0.7% |
| 99 | Singapore | 0.6% |
| 100 | Spain | 0.4% |
| 101 | Bhutan | 0.3% |
| 102 | Netherlands | 0.3% |
| 103 | Ireland | 0.3% |
| 104 | Armenia | 0.2% |
| 105 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 106 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 107 | South Korea | 0.0% |
| 108 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 110 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 111 | Barbados | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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