economic2026
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
10.6%
Median: 5.6%
Countries Covered
111
with available data
Highest
Iraq
51.0%
Lowest
Ireland
0.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Iraq51.0%
2Cambodia46.3%
3Papua New Guinea43.4%
4Republic of The Gambia42.3%
5India39.3%
By Region
Africa16.6%(5 countries)
Asia15.3%(16 countries)
Other13.2%(55 countries)
South America6.3%(4 countries)
Europe3.2%(27 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.1%)High (51.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 10.6%)
Africa (5)
Asia (16)
Other (55)
South America (4)
Europe (27)
North America (3)
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 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 | 51.0% |
| 2 | Cambodia | 46.3% |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 43.4% |
| 4 | Republic of The Gambia | 42.3% |
| 5 | India | 39.3% |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 34.9% |
| 7 | Morocco | 34.7% |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.8% |
| 9 | Bangladesh | 30.7% |
| 10 | Indonesia | 29.5% |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.3% |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 27.4% |
| 13 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.4% |
| 14 | Republic of the Congo | 26.4% |
| 15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.9% |
| 16 | Vietnam | 25.5% |
| 17 | Chad | 24.8% |
| 18 | Sierra Leone | 24.1% |
| 19 | South Sudan | 22.8% |
| 20 | Ghana | 22.7% |
| 21 | Cameroon | 21.6% |
| 22 | Pakistan | 21.6% |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8% |
| 24 | Madagascar | 19.5% |
| 25 | Angola | 19.1% |
| 26 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.4% |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 17.8% |
| 28 | Turkmenistan | 17.2% |
| 29 | State of Palestine | 14.5% |
| 30 | Slovakia | 13.1% |
| 31 | Ecuador | 12.8% |
| 32 | Paraguay | 12.5% |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 12.4% |
| 34 | France | 11.6% |
| 35 | Tonga | 11.0% |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 10.9% |
| 37 | Israel | 10.3% |
| 38 | Lesotho | 10.2% |
| 39 | Eswatini | 9.7% |
| 40 | Rwanda | 9.4% |
| 41 | Botswana | 8.6% |
| 42 | Tunisia | 8.6% |
| 43 | Mali | 8.5% |
| 44 | Seychelles | 8.4% |
| 45 | Jordan | 8.2% |
| 46 | Senegal | 7.0% |
| 47 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.8% |
| 48 | Togo | 6.7% |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | 6.7% |
| 50 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.7% |
| 51 | Serbia | 6.4% |
| 52 | Peru | 6.1% |
| 53 | Azerbaijan | 6.0% |
| 54 | Namibia | 5.9% |
| 55 | Timor-Leste | 5.7% |
| 56 | Bahrain | 5.6% |
| 57 | Colombia | 5.4% |
| 58 | Canada | 5.4% |
| 59 | Belgium | 5.2% |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 5.0% |
| 61 | Egypt | 5.0% |
| 62 | Malaysia | 4.9% |
| 63 | Benin | 4.7% |
| 64 | Montenegro | 4.7% |
| 65 | Philippines | 4.5% |
| 66 | Germany | 4.3% |
| 67 | Mexico | 3.7% |
| 68 | Croatia | 3.6% |
| 69 | Hungary | 3.5% |
| 70 | Nepal | 3.4% |
| 71 | El Salvador | 3.3% |
| 72 | Cyprus | 3.2% |
| 73 | Greece | 3.1% |
| 74 | Barbados | 3.0% |
| 75 | Malta | 2.7% |
| 76 | Netherlands | 2.7% |
| 77 | Türkiye | 2.5% |
| 78 | Latvia | 2.5% |
| 79 | Georgia | 2.5% |
| 80 | Slovenia | 2.4% |
| 81 | Finland | 2.3% |
| 82 | Jamaica | 2.3% |
| 83 | Saudi Arabia | 2.3% |
| 84 | Hong Kong | 2.2% |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 2.1% |
| 86 | Samoa | 2.0% |
| 87 | Austria | 2.0% |
| 88 | Romania | 1.9% |
| 89 | Bhutan | 1.8% |
| 90 | Armenia | 1.7% |
| 91 | Italy | 1.6% |
| 92 | South Africa | 1.5% |
| 93 | Mauritius | 1.5% |
| 94 | South Korea | 1.4% |
| 95 | Portugal | 1.1% |
| 96 | Denmark | 1.0% |
| 97 | Singapore | 1.0% |
| 98 | Spain | 0.9% |
| 99 | Uruguay | 0.9% |
| 100 | Iceland | 0.9% |
| 101 | New Zealand | 0.7% |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 0.7% |
| 103 | Estonia | 0.7% |
| 104 | United Kingdom | 0.6% |
| 105 | United States of America | 0.6% |
| 106 | Cape Verde | 0.6% |
| 107 | Luxembourg | 0.5% |
| 108 | Sweden | 0.5% |
| 109 | People's Republic of China | 0.3% |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% |
| 111 | Ireland | 0.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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