Countries by Informal Payments to Officials
Complete ranking of 160 countries • % firms • Updated 2026
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Top 10 Countries
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| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |  Zambia | 83.0% | Africa | 100% |
| 2nd |  Yemen | 55.0% | Asia | 99% |
| 3rd |  Iraq | 51.0% | Asia | 99% |
| 4th |  Cambodia | 46.3% | Asia | 98% |
| 5th |  Papua New Guinea | 43.4% | Oceania | 98% |
| 6th |  Gambia | 42.3% | Africa | 97% |
| 7th |  Mauritania | 42.1% | Africa | 96% |
| 8th |  Uganda | 40.3% | Africa | 96% |
| 9th |  Kenya | 39.5% | Africa | 95% |
| 10th |  India | 39.3% | Asia | 94% |
| 11th |  Central African Republic | 34.9% | Africa | 94% |
| 12th |  Morocco | 34.7% | Africa | 93% |
| 13th |  Equatorial Guinea | 32.8% | Africa | 93% |
| 14th |  Zimbabwe | 31.1% | Africa | 92% |
| 15th |  Bangladesh | 30.7% | Asia | 91% |
| 16th |  Indonesia | 29.5% | Asia | 91% |
| 17th |  Nigeria | 29.4% | Africa | 90% |
| 18th |  Kyrgyzstan | 28.3% | Asia | 89% |
| 19th |  Gabon | 28.1% | Africa | 89% |
| 20th |  Vanuatu | 27.4% | Oceania | 88% |
| 21st |  Mozambique | 26.9% | Africa | 88% |
| 22nd |  Guinea-Bissau | 26.7% | Africa | 87% |
| 23rd |  Laos | 26.4% | Asia | 86% |
| 24th |  Congo | 26.4% | Africa | 86% |
| 25th |  Congo, Democratic Republic | 25.9% | Africa | 85% |
| 26th |  Sri Lanka | 25.7% | Asia | 84% |
| 27th |  Vietnam | 25.5% | Asia | 84% |
| 28th |  Chad | 24.8% | Africa | 83% |
| 29th |  Ukraine | 24.3% | Europe | 83% |
| 30th |  Sierra Leone | 24.1% | Africa | 82% |
| 31st |  South Sudan | 22.8% | Africa | 81% |
| 32nd |  Ghana | 22.7% | Africa | 81% |
| 33rd |  Bolivia | 22.5% | South America | 80% |
| 34th |  Cameroon | 21.6% | Africa | 79% |
| 35th |  Pakistan | 21.6% | Asia | 79% |
| 36th |  Côte d'Ivoire | 20.8% | Africa | 78% |
| 37th |  Madagascar | 19.5% | Africa | 78% |
| 38th |  Angola | 19.1% | Africa | 77% |
| 39th |  North Macedonia | 18.4% | Europe | 76% |
| 40th |  Burkina Faso | 17.8% | Africa | 76% |
| 41st |  Thailand | 17.6% | Asia | 75% |
| 42nd |  Turkmenistan | 17.2% | Asia | 74% |
| 43rd |  Albania | 16.7% | Europe | 74% |
| 44th |  Russia | 16.6% | Europe | 73% |
| 45th |  Myanmar | 16.5% | Asia | 73% |
| 46th |  Somalia | 16.2% | Africa | 72% |
| 47th |  Sao Tome and Principe | 16.1% | Africa | 71% |
| 48th |  Liberia | 16.0% | Africa | 71% |
| 49th |  Malawi | 15.9% | Africa | 70% |
| 50th |  Dominican Republic | 15.3% | North America | 69% |
| 51st |  Solomon Islands | 15.0% | Oceania | 69% |
| 52nd |  Palestine | 14.5% | Asia | 68% |
| 53rd |  Burundi | 13.2% | Africa | 68% |
| 54th |  Slovakia | 13.1% | Europe | 67% |
| 55th |  Ecuador | 12.8% | South America | 66% |
| 56th |  Paraguay | 12.5% | South America | 66% |
| 57th |  Kazakhstan | 12.4% | Asia | 65% |
| 58th |  Djibouti | 12.1% | Africa | 64% |
| 59th |  Comoros | 11.8% | Africa | 64% |
| 60th |  France | 11.6% | Europe | 63% |
| 61st |  Afghanistan | 11.4% | Asia | 63% |
| 62nd |  Lebanon | 11.3% | Asia | 62% |
| 63rd |  Maldives | 11.2% | Asia | 61% |
| 64th |  Ethiopia | 11.1% | Africa | 61% |
| 65th |  Tonga | 11.0% | Oceania | 60% |
| 66th |  Czechia | 10.9% | Europe | 59% |
| 67th |  Honduras | 10.9% | North America | 59% |
| 68th |  Israel | 10.3% | Asia | 58% |
| 69th |  Lesotho | 10.2% | Africa | 57% |
| 70th |  Mongolia | 10.2% | Asia | 57% |
| 71st |  Nicaragua | 10.0% | North America | 56% |
| 72nd |  Eswatini | 9.7% | Africa | 56% |
| 73rd |  Rwanda | 9.4% | Africa | 55% |
| 74th |  Botswana | 8.6% | Africa | 54% |
| 75th |  Tunisia | 8.6% | Africa | 54% |
| 76th |  Mali | 8.5% | Africa | 53% |
| 77th |  Guatemala | 8.5% | North America | 53% |
| 78th |  Seychelles | 8.4% | Africa | 52% |
| 79th |  Jordan | 8.2% | Asia | 51% |
| 80th |  Brunei | 8.2% | Asia | 51% |
| 81st |  Trinidad and Tobago | 7.9% | North America | 50% |
| 82nd |  Senegal | 7.0% | Africa | 49% |
| 83rd |  Argentina | 6.8% | South America | 49% |
| 84th |  Moldova | 6.8% | Europe | 48% |
| 85th |  Togo | 6.7% | Africa | 48% |
| 86th |  Uzbekistan | 6.7% | Asia | 47% |
| 87th |  Tanzania | 6.7% | Africa | 46% |
| 88th |  Poland | 6.5% | Europe | 46% |
| 89th |  Serbia | 6.4% | Europe | 45% |
| 90th |  Lithuania | 6.3% | Europe | 44% |
| 91st |  Peru | 6.1% | South America | 44% |
| 92nd |  Azerbaijan | 6.0% | Europe | 43% |
| 93rd |  Namibia | 5.9% | Africa | 43% |
| 94th |  Sudan | 5.8% | Africa | 42% |
| 95th |  Timor-Leste | 5.7% | Asia | 41% |
| 96th |  Bahrain | 5.6% | Asia | 41% |
| 97th |  Kiribati | 5.5% | Oceania | 40% |
| 98th |  Niger | 5.4% | Africa | 39% |
| 99th |  Colombia | 5.4% | North America | 39% |
| 100th |  Canada | 5.4% | North America | 38% |
| 101st |  Belgium | 5.2% | Europe | 38% |
| 102nd |  Belarus | 5.1% | Europe | 37% |
| 103rd |  Tajikistan | 5.0% | Asia | 36% |
| 104th |  Malaysia | 4.9% | Asia | 36% |
| 105th |  Benin | 4.7% | Africa | 35% |
| 106th |  Montenegro | 4.7% | Europe | 34% |
| 107th |  Philippines | 4.5% | Asia | 34% |
| 108th |  Suriname | 4.1% | North America | 33% |
| 109th |  Mexico | 3.7% | North America | 33% |
| 110th |  Croatia | 3.6% | Europe | 32% |
| 111st |  Hungary | 3.5% | Europe | 31% |
| 112nd |  Nepal | 3.4% | Asia | 31% |
| 113rd |  El Salvador | 3.3% | North America | 30% |
| 114th |  Cyprus | 3.2% | Europe | 29% |
| 115th |  Greece | 3.1% | Europe | 29% |
| 116th |  Barbados | 3.0% | North America | 28% |
| 117th |  Malta | 2.7% | Europe | 28% |
| 118th |  Netherlands | 2.7% | Europe | 27% |
| 119th |  Guinea | 2.6% | Africa | 26% |
| 120th |  Turkey | 2.5% | Europe | 26% |
| 121st |  Latvia | 2.5% | Europe | 25% |
| 122nd |  Georgia | 2.5% | Europe | 24% |
| 123rd |  Slovenia | 2.4% | Europe | 24% |
| 124th |  Finland | 2.3% | Europe | 23% |
| 125th |  Jamaica | 2.3% | North America | 23% |
| 126th |  Fiji | 2.3% | Oceania | 22% |
| 127th |  Hong Kong | 2.2% | Asia | 21% |
| 128th |  Saint Lucia | 2.2% | North America | 21% |
| 129th |  Costa Rica | 2.1% | North America | 20% |
| 130th |  Samoa | 2.0% | Oceania | 19% |
| 131st |  Romania | 1.9% | Europe | 19% |
| 132nd |  Bhutan | 1.8% | Asia | 18% |
| 133rd |  Armenia | 1.7% | Europe | 18% |
| 134th |  Italy | 1.6% | Europe | 17% |
| 135th |  South Africa | 1.5% | Africa | 16% |
| 136th |  Germany | 1.5% | Europe | 16% |
| 137th |  Mauritius | 1.5% | Africa | 15% |
| 138th |  South Korea | 1.4% | Asia | 14% |
| 139th |  Austria | 1.2% | Europe | 14% |
| 140th |  Portugal | 1.1% | Europe | 13% |
| 141st |  Saudi Arabia | 1.0% | Asia | 13% |
| 142nd |  Singapore | 1.0% | Asia | 12% |
| 143rd |  Spain | 0.9% | Europe | 11% |
| 144th |  Uruguay | 0.9% | South America | 11% |
| 145th |  Iceland | 0.9% | Europe | 10% |
| 146th |  New Zealand | 0.7% | Oceania | 9% |
| 147th |  Bulgaria | 0.7% | Europe | 9% |
| 148th |  Qatar | 0.7% | Asia | 8% |
| 149th |  Estonia | 0.7% | Europe | 8% |
| 150th |  Denmark | 0.7% | Europe | 7% |
| 151st |  United Kingdom | 0.6% | Europe | 6% |
| 152nd |  Cabo Verde | 0.6% | Africa | 6% |
| 153rd |  United States | 0.6% | North America | 5% |
| 154th |  Luxembourg | 0.5% | Europe | 4% |
| 155th |  Sweden | 0.5% | Europe | 4% |
| 156th |  Egypt | 0.4% | Africa | 3% |
| 157th |  China | 0.3% | Asia | 3% |
| 158th |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.1% | Europe | 2% |
| 159th |  Ireland | 0.1% | Europe | 1% |
| 160th |  Kuwait | 0.0% | Asia | 1% |