Countries by Firms Asked for Bribes
Complete ranking of 160 countries • % firms • Updated 2026
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About Firms Asked for Bribes Rankings
Yemen leads all 160 countries in Firms Asked for Bribes with a value of 64.26% of firms, while Sweden ranks last at 0% of firms. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Firms Asked for Bribes Measures
Share of surveyed firms that were asked for at least one bribe payment across common public transactions, from World Bank Enterprise Surveys.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Firms Asked for Bribes across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0% of firms (Sweden) to 64.26% of firms (Yemen) — an infinitely large difference across 160 countries.
Regional Patterns
African countries dominate this ranking, holding 10 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 2.61% of firms to 19.38% of firms. The overall spread from 0% of firms to 64.26% of firms reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
Yemen holds a significant lead over Iraq, with a 27% gap between first and second place. While several countries cluster near the top, the leader's margin is notable.
Continental Leaders
Highest Firms Asked for Bribes
The 5 strongest Firms Asked for Bribes reads.
Lowest Firms Asked for Bribes
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Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Enterprise Surveys, covering 160 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stYemenAsia64.26% of firms2ndIraqAsia50.47% of firms3rdKiribatiOceania48.11% of firms4thZimbabweAfrica44.46% of firms5thEquatorial GuineaAfrica40.5% of firms6thUkraineEurope37.37% of firms7thChadAfrica34.27% of firms8thKenyaAfrica33.19% of firms9thKyrgyzstanAsia31.41% of firms10thVietnamAsia31.07% of firms11thLaosAsia30.6% of firms12thMoroccoAfrica29.62% of firms13thMauritaniaAfrica29.44% of firms14thMyanmarAsia29.33% of firms15thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica28.54% of firms16thIsraelAsia28.5% of firms17thGuinea-BissauAfrica27.64% of firms18thSouth SudanAfrica27.39% of firms19thCongoAfrica27.33% of firms20thIndiaAsia27.23% of firms21stCambodiaAsia27.09% of firms22ndRussiaEurope26.8% of firms23rdSri LankaAsia26.23% of firms24thMalawiAfrica26.03% of firms25thVanuatuOceania23.48% of firms26thBangladeshAsia22.99% of firms27thCentral African RepublicAfrica22.64% of firms28thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America22.55% of firms29thNigeriaAfrica22.39% of firms30thMozambiqueAfrica22.1% of firms31stLebanonAsia21.79% of firms32ndCameroonAfrica21.65% of firms33rdAngolaAfrica21.51% of firms34thLiberiaAfrica20.58% of firms35thGabonAfrica20.55% of firms36thUgandaAfrica20.45% of firms37thIndonesiaAsia20.34% of firms38thGambiaAfrica20.1% of firms39thCôte d'IvoireAfrica19.85% of firms40thPapua New GuineaOceania19.38% of firms41stMadagascarAfrica19.19% of firms42ndSierra LeoneAfrica17.96% of firms43rdEthiopiaAfrica17.68% of firms44thSudanAfrica17.6% of firms45thGhanaAfrica16.96% of firms46thKazakhstanAsia16.42% of firms47thMongoliaAsia16.09% of firms48thParaguaySouth America16.08% of firms49thPakistanAsia15.9% of firms50thMexicoNorth America15.82% of firms51stAlbaniaEurope15.12% of firms52ndBoliviaSouth America14.56% of firms53rdSomaliaAfrica14.44% of firms54thEcuadorSouth America14.4% of firms55thBurkina FasoAfrica14.12% of firms56thBurundiAfrica14.01% of firms57thNamibiaAfrica13.77% of firms58thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica13.63% of firms59thSolomon IslandsOceania13.51% of firms60thDominican RepublicNorth America12.34% of firms61stRwandaAfrica12.32% of firms62ndBeninAfrica11.36% of firms63rdDjiboutiAfrica11.13% of firms64thTongaOceania10.71% of firms65thTurkmenistanAsia10.63% of firms66thThailandAsia9.9% of firms67thTimor-LesteAsia9.8% of firms68thQatarAsia9.8% of firms69thZambiaAfrica9.6% of firms70thNorth MacedoniaEurope9.6% of firms71stSaudi ArabiaAsia9.5% of firms72ndSurinameNorth America9.4% of firms73rdAfghanistanAsia9.4% of firms74thArgentinaSouth America9.3% of firms75thTajikistanAsia9.1% of firms76thComorosAfrica9.0% of firms77thHondurasNorth America8.7% of firms78thPhilippinesAsia8.3% of firms79thTunisiaAfrica8.1% of firms80thPolandEurope8.0% of firms81stMontenegroEurope8.0% of firms82ndPortugalEurope7.7% of firms83rdGuineaAfrica7.6% of firms84thPeruSouth America7.6% of firms85thEswatiniAfrica7.6% of firms86thUzbekistanAsia7.5% of firms87thLesothoAfrica7.3% of firms88thMoldovaEurope7.1% of firms89thFijiOceania6.9% of firms90thTanzaniaAfrica6.9% of firms91stSeychellesAfrica6.9% of firms92ndBelgiumEurope6.9% of firms93rdCroatiaEurope6.8% of firms94thNicaraguaNorth America6.5% of firms95thNepalAsia6.2% of firms96thBotswanaAfrica6.1% of firms97thCanadaNorth America5.8% of firms98thMauritiusAfrica5.7% of firms99thCyprusEurope5.7% of firms100thCosta RicaNorth America5.6% of firms101stGreeceEurope5.5% of firms102ndBelarusEurope4.9% of firms103rdBahrainAsia4.3% of firms104thMaliAfrica4.0% of firms105thNew ZealandOceania4.0% of firms106thJordanAsia3.9% of firms107thMalaysiaAsia3.8% of firms108thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope3.5% of firms109thBruneiAsia3.3% of firms110thEl SalvadorNorth America3.1% of firms111stEgyptAfrica3.1% of firms112ndSaint LuciaNorth America3.1% of firms113rdMaltaEurope3.0% of firms114thCzechiaEurope2.9% of firms115thNigerAfrica2.9% of firms116thFinlandEurope2.8% of firms117thGuatemalaNorth America2.8% of firms118thColombiaNorth America2.7% of firms119thRomaniaEurope2.7% of firms120thItalyEurope2.6% of firms121stMaldivesAsia2.6% of firms122ndHong KongAsia2.6% of firms123rdUnited StatesNorth America2.5% of firms124thAustriaEurope2.5% of firms125thTurkeyEurope2.4% of firms126thSamoaOceania2.4% of firms127thUnited KingdomEurope2.1% of firms128thSlovakiaEurope2.1% of firms129thSerbiaEurope2.0% of firms130thTogoAfrica2.0% of firms131stJamaicaNorth America1.9% of firms132ndDenmarkEurope1.8% of firms133rdSloveniaEurope1.8% of firms134thFranceEurope1.6% of firms135thSouth AfricaAfrica1.5% of firms136thCabo VerdeAfrica1.4% of firms137thUruguaySouth America1.3% of firms138thHungaryEurope1.2% of firms139thPalestineAsia1.1% of firms140thGeorgiaEurope1.0% of firms141stSenegalAfrica1.00% of firms142ndBulgariaEurope0.92% of firms143rdAzerbaijanEurope0.75% of firms144thIcelandEurope0.74% of firms145thSingaporeAsia0.58% of firms146thSpainEurope0.43% of firms147thBhutanAsia0.30% of firms148thNetherlandsEurope0.28% of firms149thIrelandEurope0.25% of firms150thLithuaniaEurope0.21% of firms151stArmeniaEurope0.19% of firms152ndChinaAsia0.14% of firms153rdGermanyEurope0.10% of firms154thKuwaitAsia0.09% of firms155thLatviaEurope0.04% of firms156thSouth KoreaAsia0.02% of firms157thBarbadosNorth America0% of firms158thEstoniaEurope0% of firms159thLuxembourgEurope0% of firms160thSwedenEurope0% of firms
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Yemen | 64.26% of firms | Asia | 100% |
| 2nd | Iraq | 50.47% of firms | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd | Kiribati | 48.11% of firms | Oceania | 99% |
| 4th | Zimbabwe | 44.46% of firms | Africa | 98% |
| 5th | Equatorial Guinea | 40.5% of firms | Africa | 98% |
| 6th | Ukraine | 37.37% of firms | Europe | 97% |
| 7th | Chad | 34.27% of firms | Africa | 96% |
| 8th | Kenya | 33.19% of firms | Africa | 96% |
| 9th | Kyrgyzstan | 31.41% of firms | Asia | 95% |
| 10th | Vietnam | 31.07% of firms | Asia | 94% |
| 11th | Laos | 30.6% of firms | Asia | 94% |
| 12th | Morocco | 29.62% of firms | Africa | 93% |
| 13th | Mauritania | 29.44% of firms | Africa | 93% |
| 14th | Myanmar | 29.33% of firms | Asia | 92% |
| 15th | Congo, Democratic Republic | 28.54% of firms | Africa | 91% |
| 16th | Israel | 28.5% of firms | Asia | 91% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | 27.64% of firms | Africa | 90% |
| 18th | South Sudan | 27.39% of firms | Africa | 89% |
| 19th | Congo | 27.33% of firms | Africa | 89% |
| 20th | India | 27.23% of firms | Asia | 88% |
| 21st | Cambodia | 27.09% of firms | Asia | 88% |
| 22nd | Russia | 26.8% of firms | Europe | 87% |
| 23rd | Sri Lanka | 26.23% of firms | Asia | 86% |
| 24th | Malawi | 26.03% of firms | Africa | 86% |
| 25th | Vanuatu | 23.48% of firms | Oceania | 85% |
| 26th | Bangladesh | 22.99% of firms | Asia | 84% |
| 27th | Central African Republic | 22.64% of firms | Africa | 84% |
| 28th | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.55% of firms | North America | 83% |
| 29th | Nigeria | 22.39% of firms | Africa | 83% |
| 30th | Mozambique | 22.1% of firms | Africa | 82% |
| 31st | Lebanon | 21.79% of firms | Asia | 81% |
| 32nd | Cameroon | 21.65% of firms | Africa | 81% |
| 33rd | Angola | 21.51% of firms | Africa | 80% |
| 34th | Liberia | 20.58% of firms | Africa | 79% |
| 35th | Gabon | 20.55% of firms | Africa | 79% |
| 36th | Uganda | 20.45% of firms | Africa | 78% |
| 37th | Indonesia | 20.34% of firms | Asia | 78% |
| 38th | Gambia | 20.1% of firms | Africa | 77% |
| 39th | Côte d'Ivoire | 19.85% of firms | Africa | 76% |
| 40th | Papua New Guinea | 19.38% of firms | Oceania | 76% |
| 41st | Madagascar | 19.19% of firms | Africa | 75% |
| 42nd | Sierra Leone | 17.96% of firms | Africa | 74% |
| 43rd | Ethiopia | 17.68% of firms | Africa | 74% |
| 44th | Sudan | 17.6% of firms | Africa | 73% |
| 45th | Ghana | 16.96% of firms | Africa | 73% |
| 46th | Kazakhstan | 16.42% of firms | Asia | 72% |
| 47th | Mongolia | 16.09% of firms | Asia | 71% |
| 48th | Paraguay | 16.08% of firms | South America | 71% |
| 49th | Pakistan | 15.9% of firms | Asia | 70% |
| 50th | Mexico | 15.82% of firms | North America | 69% |
| 51st | Albania | 15.12% of firms | Europe | 69% |
| 52nd | Bolivia | 14.56% of firms | South America | 68% |
| 53rd | Somalia | 14.44% of firms | Africa | 68% |
| 54th | Ecuador | 14.4% of firms | South America | 67% |
| 55th | Burkina Faso | 14.12% of firms | Africa | 66% |
| 56th | Burundi | 14.01% of firms | Africa | 66% |
| 57th | Namibia | 13.77% of firms | Africa | 65% |
| 58th | Sao Tome and Principe | 13.63% of firms | Africa | 64% |
| 59th | Solomon Islands | 13.51% of firms | Oceania | 64% |
| 60th | Dominican Republic | 12.34% of firms | North America | 63% |
| 61st | Rwanda | 12.32% of firms | Africa | 63% |
| 62nd | Benin | 11.36% of firms | Africa | 62% |
| 63rd | Djibouti | 11.13% of firms | Africa | 61% |
| 64th | Tonga | 10.71% of firms | Oceania | 61% |
| 65th | Turkmenistan | 10.63% of firms | Asia | 60% |
| 66th | Thailand | 9.9% of firms | Asia | 59% |
| 67th | Timor-Leste | 9.8% of firms | Asia | 59% |
| 68th | Qatar | 9.8% of firms | Asia | 58% |
| 69th | Zambia | 9.6% of firms | Africa | 57% |
| 70th | North Macedonia | 9.6% of firms | Europe | 57% |
| 71st | Saudi Arabia | 9.5% of firms | Asia | 56% |
| 72nd | Suriname | 9.4% of firms | North America | 56% |
| 73rd | Afghanistan | 9.4% of firms | Asia | 55% |
| 74th | Argentina | 9.3% of firms | South America | 54% |
| 75th | Tajikistan | 9.1% of firms | Asia | 54% |
| 76th | Comoros | 9.0% of firms | Africa | 53% |
| 77th | Honduras | 8.7% of firms | North America | 53% |
| 78th | Philippines | 8.3% of firms | Asia | 52% |
| 79th | Tunisia | 8.1% of firms | Africa | 51% |
| 80th | Poland | 8.0% of firms | Europe | 51% |
| 81st | Montenegro | 8.0% of firms | Europe | 50% |
| 82nd | Portugal | 7.7% of firms | Europe | 49% |
| 83rd | Guinea | 7.6% of firms | Africa | 49% |
| 84th | Peru | 7.6% of firms | South America | 48% |
| 85th | Eswatini | 7.6% of firms | Africa | 48% |
| 86th | Uzbekistan | 7.5% of firms | Asia | 47% |
| 87th | Lesotho | 7.3% of firms | Africa | 46% |
| 88th | Moldova | 7.1% of firms | Europe | 46% |
| 89th | Fiji | 6.9% of firms | Oceania | 45% |
| 90th | Tanzania | 6.9% of firms | Africa | 44% |
| 91st | Seychelles | 6.9% of firms | Africa | 44% |
| 92nd | Belgium | 6.9% of firms | Europe | 43% |
| 93rd | Croatia | 6.8% of firms | Europe | 43% |
| 94th | Nicaragua | 6.5% of firms | North America | 42% |
| 95th | Nepal | 6.2% of firms | Asia | 41% |
| 96th | Botswana | 6.1% of firms | Africa | 41% |
| 97th | Canada | 5.8% of firms | North America | 40% |
| 98th | Mauritius | 5.7% of firms | Africa | 39% |
| 99th | Cyprus | 5.7% of firms | Europe | 39% |
| 100th | Costa Rica | 5.6% of firms | North America | 38% |
| 101st | Greece | 5.5% of firms | Europe | 38% |
| 102nd | Belarus | 4.9% of firms | Europe | 37% |
| 103rd | Bahrain | 4.3% of firms | Asia | 36% |
| 104th | Mali | 4.0% of firms | Africa | 36% |
| 105th | New Zealand | 4.0% of firms | Oceania | 35% |
| 106th | Jordan | 3.9% of firms | Asia | 34% |
| 107th | Malaysia | 3.8% of firms | Asia | 34% |
| 108th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3.5% of firms | Europe | 33% |
| 109th | Brunei | 3.3% of firms | Asia | 33% |
| 110th | El Salvador | 3.1% of firms | North America | 32% |
| 111st | Egypt | 3.1% of firms | Africa | 31% |
| 112nd | Saint Lucia | 3.1% of firms | North America | 31% |
| 113rd | Malta | 3.0% of firms | Europe | 30% |
| 114th | Czechia | 2.9% of firms | Europe | 29% |
| 115th | Niger | 2.9% of firms | Africa | 29% |
| 116th | Finland | 2.8% of firms | Europe | 28% |
| 117th | Guatemala | 2.8% of firms | North America | 28% |
| 118th | Colombia | 2.7% of firms | North America | 27% |
| 119th | Romania | 2.7% of firms | Europe | 26% |
| 120th | Italy | 2.6% of firms | Europe | 26% |
| 121st | Maldives | 2.6% of firms | Asia | 25% |
| 122nd | Hong Kong | 2.6% of firms | Asia | 24% |
| 123rd | United States | 2.5% of firms | North America | 24% |
| 124th | Austria | 2.5% of firms | Europe | 23% |
| 125th | Turkey | 2.4% of firms | Europe | 23% |
| 126th | Samoa | 2.4% of firms | Oceania | 22% |
| 127th | United Kingdom | 2.1% of firms | Europe | 21% |
| 128th | Slovakia | 2.1% of firms | Europe | 21% |
| 129th | Serbia | 2.0% of firms | Europe | 20% |
| 130th | Togo | 2.0% of firms | Africa | 19% |
| 131st | Jamaica | 1.9% of firms | North America | 19% |
| 132nd | Denmark | 1.8% of firms | Europe | 18% |
| 133rd | Slovenia | 1.8% of firms | Europe | 18% |
| 134th | France | 1.6% of firms | Europe | 17% |
| 135th | South Africa | 1.5% of firms | Africa | 16% |
| 136th | Cabo Verde | 1.4% of firms | Africa | 16% |
| 137th | Uruguay | 1.3% of firms | South America | 15% |
| 138th | Hungary | 1.2% of firms | Europe | 14% |
| 139th | Palestine | 1.1% of firms | Asia | 14% |
| 140th | Georgia | 1.0% of firms | Europe | 13% |
| 141st | Senegal | 1.00% of firms | Africa | 13% |
| 142nd | Bulgaria | 0.92% of firms | Europe | 12% |
| 143rd | Azerbaijan | 0.75% of firms | Europe | 11% |
| 144th | Iceland | 0.74% of firms | Europe | 11% |
| 145th | Singapore | 0.58% of firms | Asia | 10% |
| 146th | Spain | 0.43% of firms | Europe | 9% |
| 147th | Bhutan | 0.30% of firms | Asia | 9% |
| 148th | Netherlands | 0.28% of firms | Europe | 8% |
| 149th | Ireland | 0.25% of firms | Europe | 8% |
| 150th | Lithuania | 0.21% of firms | Europe | 7% |
| 151st | Armenia | 0.19% of firms | Europe | 6% |
| 152nd | China | 0.14% of firms | Asia | 6% |
| 153rd | Germany | 0.10% of firms | Europe | 5% |
| 154th | Kuwait | 0.09% of firms | Asia | 4% |
| 155th | Latvia | 0.04% of firms | Europe | 4% |
| 156th | South Korea | 0.02% of firms | Asia | 3% |
| 157th | Barbados | 0% of firms | North America | 3% |
| 158th | Estonia | 0% of firms | Europe | 2% |
| 159th | Luxembourg | 0% of firms | Europe | 1% |
| 160th | Sweden | 0% of firms | Europe | 1% |