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Informal payments to public officials (% of firms) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
11.7Percentage
Median: 6.5Percentage
Countries Covered
180
with available data
Highest
Syrian Arab Republic
83.8Percentage
Lowest
Micronesia, Federated States of
0.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Syrian Arab Republic83.8Percentage
2Algeria66.6Percentage
3Yemen55.0Percentage
4Iraq51.0Percentage
5Cambodia46.3Percentage
By Region
Africa25.0Percentage(9 countries)
Other13.7Percentage(102 countries)
Asia13.5Percentage(24 countries)
South America6.5Percentage(7 countries)
Europe3.3Percentage(32 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0Percentage)High (83.8Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 11.7Percentage)
Africa (9)
Other (102)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
Europe (32)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 83.8Percentage |
| 2 | Algeria | 66.6Percentage |
| 3 | Yemen | 55.0Percentage |
| 4 | Iraq | 51.0Percentage |
| 5 | Cambodia | 46.3Percentage |
| 6 | Papua New Guinea | 43.4Percentage |
| 7 | Republic of The Gambia | 42.3Percentage |
| 8 | Mauritania | 42.1Percentage |
| 9 | Uganda | 40.3Percentage |
| 10 | Kenya | 39.5Percentage |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 34.9Percentage |
| 12 | Morocco | 34.7Percentage |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.8Percentage |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | 31.1Percentage |
| 15 | Bangladesh | 30.7Percentage |
| 16 | Indonesia | 29.5Percentage |
| 17 | Nigeria | 29.4Percentage |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 28.3Percentage |
| 19 | Gabon | 28.1Percentage |
| 20 | Vanuatu | 27.4Percentage |
| 21 | Mozambique | 26.9Percentage |
| 22 | Guinea-Bissau | 26.7Percentage |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 26.4Percentage |
| 24 | Republic of the Congo | 26.4Percentage |
| 25 | Djibouti | 26.1Percentage |
| 26 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25.9Percentage |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 25.7Percentage |
| 28 | Vietnam | 25.5Percentage |
| 29 | Chad | 24.8Percentage |
| 30 | Ukraine | 24.3Percentage |
| 31 | Sierra Leone | 24.1Percentage |
| 32 | Venezuela | 23.7Percentage |
| 33 | South Sudan | 22.8Percentage |
| 34 | Ghana | 22.7Percentage |
| 35 | Bolivia | 22.5Percentage |
| 36 | Cameroon | 21.6Percentage |
| 37 | Pakistan | 21.6Percentage |
| 38 | Cote d'Ivoire | 20.8Percentage |
| 39 | Madagascar | 19.5Percentage |
| 40 | Angola | 19.1Percentage |
| 41 | Bahamas | 19.1Percentage |
| 42 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 18.4Percentage |
| 43 | Guyana | 18.4Percentage |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 17.8Percentage |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 17.2Percentage |
| 46 | Albania | 16.7Percentage |
| 47 | Russian Federation | 16.6Percentage |
| 48 | Myanmar | 16.5Percentage |
| 49 | Somalia | 16.2Percentage |
| 50 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16.1Percentage |
| 51 | Liberia | 16.0Percentage |
| 52 | Malawi | 15.9Percentage |
| 53 | Solomon Islands | 15.0Percentage |
| 54 | State of Palestine | 14.5Percentage |
| 55 | Burundi | 13.2Percentage |
| 56 | Slovakia | 13.1Percentage |
| 57 | Ecuador | 12.8Percentage |
| 58 | Paraguay | 12.5Percentage |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 12.4Percentage |
| 60 | Brazil | 12.4Percentage |
| 61 | Afghanistan | 12.3Percentage |
| 62 | Comoros | 11.8Percentage |
| 63 | Lebanon | 11.3Percentage |
| 64 | Maldives | 11.2Percentage |
| 65 | Ethiopia | 11.1Percentage |
| 66 | Tonga | 11.0Percentage |
| 67 | Honduras | 10.9Percentage |
| 68 | Israel | 10.3Percentage |
| 69 | Lesotho | 10.2Percentage |
| 70 | Mongolia | 10.2Percentage |
| 71 | Nicaragua | 10.0Percentage |
| 72 | Eswatini | 9.7Percentage |
| 73 | Rwanda | 9.4Percentage |
| 74 | Czech Republic | 9.2Percentage |
| 75 | Botswana | 8.6Percentage |
| 76 | Tunisia | 8.6Percentage |
| 77 | Mali | 8.5Percentage |
| 78 | Seychelles | 8.4Percentage |
| 79 | Jordan | 8.2Percentage |
| 80 | Brunei Darussalam | 8.2Percentage |
| 81 | Belize | 8.0Percentage |
| 82 | India | 7.9Percentage |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7.9Percentage |
| 84 | Senegal | 7.0Percentage |
| 85 | Argentina | 6.8Percentage |
| 86 | Moldova, Republic of | 6.8Percentage |
| 87 | Togo | 6.7Percentage |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 6.7Percentage |
| 89 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.7Percentage |
| 90 | Poland | 6.5Percentage |
| 91 | Serbia | 6.4Percentage |
| 92 | France | 6.1Percentage |
| 93 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6.1Percentage |
| 94 | Peru | 6.1Percentage |
| 95 | Azerbaijan | 6.0Percentage |
| 96 | Namibia | 5.9Percentage |
| 97 | Sudan | 5.8Percentage |
| 98 | Thailand | 5.8Percentage |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 5.7Percentage |
| 100 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.7Percentage |
| 101 | Bahrain | 5.6Percentage |
| 102 | Kiribati | 5.5Percentage |
| 103 | Niger | 5.4Percentage |
| 104 | Colombia | 5.4Percentage |
| 105 | Canada | 5.4Percentage |
| 106 | Zambia | 5.2Percentage |
| 107 | Belarus | 5.1Percentage |
| 108 | Tajikistan | 5.0Percentage |
| 109 | Malaysia | 4.9Percentage |
| 110 | Benin | 4.7Percentage |
| 111 | Montenegro | 4.7Percentage |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 4.6Percentage |
| 113 | Philippines | 4.5Percentage |
| 114 | Belgium | 4.2Percentage |
| 115 | Suriname | 4.1Percentage |
| 116 | Mexico | 3.7Percentage |
| 117 | Croatia | 3.6Percentage |
| 118 | Hungary | 3.5Percentage |
| 119 | Grenada | 3.5Percentage |
| 120 | Nepal | 3.4Percentage |
| 121 | El Salvador | 3.3Percentage |
| 122 | Cyprus | 3.2Percentage |
| 123 | Greece | 3.1Percentage |
| 124 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3.1Percentage |
| 125 | Guatemala | 3.1Percentage |
| 126 | Barbados | 3.0Percentage |
| 127 | Malta | 2.7Percentage |
| 128 | Guinea | 2.6Percentage |
| 129 | Türkiye | 2.5Percentage |
| 130 | Latvia | 2.5Percentage |
| 131 | Georgia | 2.5Percentage |
| 132 | Slovenia | 2.4Percentage |
| 133 | Jamaica | 2.3Percentage |
| 134 | Fiji | 2.3Percentage |
| 135 | Hong Kong | 2.2Percentage |
| 136 | Saint Lucia | 2.2Percentage |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 2.1Percentage |
| 138 | Lithuania | 2.1Percentage |
| 139 | Samoa | 2.0Percentage |
| 140 | Romania | 1.9Percentage |
| 141 | Finland | 1.8Percentage |
| 142 | Bhutan | 1.8Percentage |
| 143 | Armenia | 1.7Percentage |
| 144 | Italy | 1.6Percentage |
| 145 | Netherlands | 1.6Percentage |
| 146 | South Africa | 1.5Percentage |
| 147 | Germany | 1.5Percentage |
| 148 | Mauritius | 1.5Percentage |
| 149 | South Korea | 1.4Percentage |
| 150 | Chile | 1.2Percentage |
| 151 | Austria | 1.2Percentage |
| 152 | Portugal | 1.1Percentage |
| 153 | Saudi Arabia | 1.0Percentage |
| 154 | Singapore | 1.0Percentage |
| 155 | Spain | 0.9Percentage |
| 156 | Uruguay | 0.9Percentage |
| 157 | Iceland | 0.9Percentage |
| 158 | New Zealand | 0.7Percentage |
| 159 | Bulgaria | 0.7Percentage |
| 160 | Qatar | 0.7Percentage |
| 161 | Estonia | 0.7Percentage |
| 162 | Denmark | 0.7Percentage |
| 163 | United Kingdom | 0.6Percentage |
| 164 | United States of America | 0.6Percentage |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 0.6Percentage |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 0.5Percentage |
| 167 | Sweden | 0.5Percentage |
| 168 | Egypt | 0.4Percentage |
| 169 | Switzerland | 0.3Percentage |
| 170 | People's Republic of China | 0.3Percentage |
| 171 | Japan | 0.2Percentage |
| 172 | Panama | 0.2Percentage |
| 173 | Australia | 0.1Percentage |
| 174 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1Percentage |
| 175 | Ireland | 0.1Percentage |
| 176 | Norway | 0.0Percentage |
| 177 | Dominica | 0.0Percentage |
| 178 | Eritrea | 0.0Percentage |
| 179 | Kuwait | 0.0Percentage |
| 180 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0Percentage |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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