Corruption
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Country | % of Firms Expected to Pay Informal Payment to Public Officials (to Get Things Done) | % of Firms Expected to Give Gifts to Get an Operating License | % of Firms Expected to Give Gifts In Meetings With Tax Officials | % of Firms Expected to Give Gifts to Secure a Government Contract** | % of Firms Identifying Corruption as a Major Constraint*** |
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All countries | 27.05 | 16.21 | 16.73 | 28.55 | 36.12 |
East Asia & Pacific | 31.12 | 20.65 | 22.02 | 34.61 | 26.55 |
Eastern Europe & Central Asia | 17.42 | 12.88 | 12.90 | 25.95 | 33.53 |
Latin America & Caribbean | 22.72 | 10.52 | 7.47 | 15.00 | 53.63 |
Middle East & North Africa | 29.87 | 15.68 | 18.17 | 17.63 | 47.51 |
OECD | 12.56 | .. | 28.26 | 15.62 | 8.12 |
South Asia | 34.68 | 20.73 | 30.63 | 31.39 | 33.77 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.16 | 19.53 | 18.32 | 38.35 | 34.65 |
Afghanistan (2008) | 41.49 | 16.54 | 28.81 | 44.04 | 53.64 |
Albania (2007) | 57.72 | 10.90 | 22.40 | 44.25 | 37.97 |
Algeria (2007) | 64.72 | 7.32 | 15.01 | 40.56 | 64.33 |
Angola (2006) | 46.80 | 10.08 | 14.84 | 38.45 | 36.06 |
Argentina (2006) | 18.72 | 5.71 | 4.31 | 25.65 | 59.92 |
Armenia (2009) | 11.62 | 11.25 | 13.33 | 1.73 | 39.61 |
Azerbaijan (2009) | 32.01 | 34.59 | 43.24 | 37.58 | 25.07 |
Bangladesh (2007) | 85.07 | 32.38 | 54.37 | 33.81 | 54.90 |
Belarus (2008) | 13.53 | 11.69 | 6.35 | 28.98 | 30.66 |
Benin (2009) | 54.48 | 44.63 | 26.82 | 60.60 | 67.82 |
Bhutan (2009) | 10.05 | 1.40 | 2.54 | 6.96 | 6.04 |
Bolivia (2006) | 32.41 | 15.39 | 19.63 | 35.69 | 65.80 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009) | 8.08 | 6.02 | 1.54 | 5.63 | 35.14 |
Botswana (2006) | 27.62 | 3.29 | 4.47 | 22.92 | 22.58 |
Brazil (2009) | 9.66 | 5.39 | 16.44 | 0.65 | 69.90 |
Bulgaria (2009) | 8.51 | 16.77 | 6.58 | 20.27 | 33.52 |
Burkina Faso (2009) | 8.45 | 4.07 | 6.69 | 18.79 | 70.45 |
Burundi (2006) | 56.46 | 40.26 | 22.63 | 44.36 | 19.72 |
Cambodia (2007) | 61.23 | .. | 60.25 | 76.25 | 53.73 |
Cameroon (2009) | 50.83 | 39.62 | 30.84 | 62.86 | 61.28 |
Cape Verde (2009) | 6.03 | 0.00 | 1.10 | 0.00 | 29.77 |
Chad (2009) | 41.84 | 52.62 | 21.20 | 47.33 | 67.23 |
Chile (2006) | 8.22 | 1.90 | 7.58 | 11.38 | 35.90 |
China (2003) | 72.57 | 8.49 | 38.74 | 27.04 | 27.33 |
Colombia (2006) | 8.23 | 0.82 | 1.05 | 5.11 | 48.93 |
Congo, Dem. Rep. (2006) | 83.79 | 66.25 | 64.42 | 80.54 | 20.02 |
Congo, Rep. (2009) | 49.21 | 42.79 | 37.10 | 75.18 | 65.02 |
Costa Rica (2005) | 33.80 | .. | 0.00 | 18.71 | 39.94 |
Côte d'Ivoire (2009) | 30.64 | 31.80 | 13.62 | 32.34 | 74.99 |
Croatia (2007) | 14.48 | 2.14 | 6.04 | 6.38 | 18.88 |
Czech Republic (2009) | 8.73 | 0.21 | 0.23 | 30.31 | 25.12 |
Dominican Republic (2005) | 26.34 | 11.11 | 17.33 | 15.10 | 72.89 |
Ecuador (2006) | 21.45 | 13.67 | 11.29 | 25.14 | 72.07 |
Egypt, Arab Rep. (2008) | 15.23 | 13.45 | 5.28 | 12.51 | 45.20 |
El Salvador (2006) | 34.28 | 1.29 | 2.62 | 21.02 | 62.52 |
Eritrea (2009) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Estonia (2009) | 1.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 5.43 |
Ethiopia (2006) | 12.42 | 2.70 | 4.35 | 11.80 | 23.08 |
Gabon (2009) | 26.09 | 0.00 | 22.81 | 26.61 | 41.35 |
Gambia, the (2006) | 52.42 | 23.42 | 13.56 | 50.30 | 9.78 |
Georgia (2008) | 4.08 | 3.51 | 8.39 | 0.00 | 20.42 |
Germany (2005) | .. | .. | 14.82 | .. | 3.87 |
Ghana (2007) | 38.77 | 22.60 | 18.08 | 61.23 | 9.86 |
Greece (2005) | 21.61 | .. | 55.91 | 14.51 | 10.02 |
Guatemala (2006) | 15.67 | 0.66 | 3.75 | 16.76 | 62.93 |
Guinea (2006) | 84.75 | 51.87 | 57.34 | 74.58 | 47.66 |
Guinea-Bissau (2006) | 62.72 | 15.33 | 22.70 | 48.41 | 44.01 |
Guyana (2004) | 20.00 | 6.00 | 5.41 | 8.28 | 17.79 |
Honduras (2006) | 16.67 | 8.67 | 6.12 | 18.40 | 59.79 |
Hungary (2009) | 3.95 | 2.60 | 0.65 | 30.51 | 20.38 |
India (2006) | 47.49 | 52.45 | 52.32 | 23.79 | 25.65 |
Indonesia (2009) | 14.64 | 25.92 | 14.01 | 52.98 | 14.08 |
Ireland (2005) | 8.32 | .. | 11.01 | 7.69 | 3.02 |
Jamaica (2005) | 17.65 | .. | 4.88 | 0.00 | 46.07 |
Jordan (2006) | 18.08 | 3.06 | 0.93 | 5.80 | 40.69 |
Kazakhstan (2009) | 23.25 | 30.02 | 25.05 | 54.84 | 43.85 |
Kenya (2007) | 79.22 | 28.75 | 32.25 | 71.20 | 38.35 |
Korea, Rep. (2005) | 14.05 | .. | 21.33 | 25.84 | 8.54 |
Kosovo (2009) | 2.16 | 5.84 | 7.70 | 18.47 | 73.42 |
Kyrgyz Republic (2009) | 37.48 | 25.69 | 39.05 | 56.38 | 58.93 |
Lao PDR (2009) | 39.83 | 88.17 | 26.20 | 12.77 | 19.76 |
Latvia (2009) | 11.32 | 0.00 | 4.44 | 48.06 | 33.91 |
Lebanon (2006) | 51.19 | 16.67 | 23.72 | 33.33 | 66.57 |
Lesotho (2009) | 13.96 | 3.34 | 9.20 | 26.37 | 46.71 |
Liberia (2009) | 55.22 | 49.63 | 54.42 | 51.59 | 31.19 |
Lithuania (2009) | 8.48 | 5.38 | 3.42 | 12.24 | 38.61 |
Macedonia, FYR (2009) | 11.52 | 2.90 | 8.11 | 0.47 | 27.11 |
Madagascar (2009) | 19.20 | 18.60 | 6.79 | 14.13 | 42.71 |
Malawi (2009) | 10.80 | 3.48 | 11.38 | 10.27 | 12.83 |
Malaysia (2007) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 16.27 |
Mali (2007) | 28.88 | 24.04 | 31.08 | 80.35 | 15.70 |
Mauritania (2006) | 82.12 | 33.23 | 48.23 | 76.16 | 17.10 |
Mauritius (2009) | 1.59 | 0.00 | 0.28 | 8.81 | 50.72 |
Mexico (2006) | 22.57 | 62.09 | 9.59 | 10.49 | 48.10 |
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (2009) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 28.52 |
Moldova (2009) | 25.41 | 7.37 | 15.49 | 24.20 | 40.92 |
Mongolia (2009) | 30.41 | 31.27 | 20.78 | 40.63 | 31.14 |
Montenegro (2009) | 7.39 | 1.95 | 3.37 | 23.41 | 3.02 |
Morocco (2007) | 13.39 | 0.00 | 10.74 | 6.38 | 27.34 |
Mozambique (2007) | 14.84 | 6.87 | 9.79 | 31.65 | 25.36 |
Namibia (2006) | 11.36 | 0.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 19.14 |
Nepal (2009) | 15.15 | 11.70 | 14.87 | 78.93 | 19.94 |
Nicaragua (2006) | 17.22 | 2.15 | 2.56 | 11.52 | 70.57 |
Niger (2009) | 35.20 | 32.54 | 13.73 | 44.52 | 83.73 |
Nigeria (2007) | 40.90 | 40.29 | 22.85 | 44.57 | 24.70 |
Oman (2003) | 33.21 | .. | .. | .. | 11.90 |
Pakistan (2007) | 27.23 | 12.65 | 58.79 | 30.00 | 59.30 |
Panama (2006) | 25.42 | 1.18 | 7.66 | 6.99 | 32.86 |
Paraguay (2006) | 84.76 | 15.04 | 24.45 | 37.62 | 67.99 |
Peru (2006) | 11.30 | 28.50 | 1.57 | 9.30 | 55.54 |
Philippines (2009) | 18.64 | 10.55 | 21.76 | 53.34 | 22.16 |
Poland (2009) | 4.95 | 1.42 | 4.82 | 16.71 | 24.07 |
Portugal (2005) | 14.46 | .. | 52.14 | 27.63 | 15.42 |
Romania (2009) | 9.75 | 25.77 | 12.09 | 37.67 | 52.34 |
Russian Federation (2009) | 29.44 | 22.18 | 17.44 | 46.32 | 50.00 |
Rwanda (2006) | 19.96 | 4.58 | 4.90 | 14.37 | 4.35 |
Samoa (2009) | 29.31 | 15.40 | 19.55 | 16.67 | 21.84 |
Senegal (2007) | 18.12 | 21.09 | 18.66 | 36.32 | 23.84 |
Serbia (2009) | 17.98 | 0.00 | 3.62 | 15.93 | 35.62 |
Sierra Leone (2009) | 18.80 | 8.71 | 8.58 | 33.85 | 36.87 |
Slovak Republic (2009) | 9.11 | 0.00 | 3.07 | 40.91 | 31.12 |
Slovenia (2009) | 5.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 9.76 |
South Africa (2007) | 15.09 | 0.00 | 3.13 | 33.20 | 16.87 |
Spain (2005) | 4.36 | .. | 14.34 | 2.41 | 7.84 |
Sri Lanka (2004) | 16.28 | 18.00 | 2.74 | 2.21 | 16.89 |
Swaziland (2006) | 40.60 | 7.25 | 3.33 | 31.85 | 24.89 |
Syrian Arab Republic (2003) | .. | 67.72 | 68.82 | .. | 57.55 |
Tajikistan (2008) | 40.51 | 38.55 | 33.03 | 31.09 | 37.82 |
Tanzania (2006) | 49.47 | 20.05 | 14.70 | 42.69 | 19.73 |
Thailand (2006) | .. | .. | .. | .. | 41.04 |
Timor-Leste (2009) | 19.37 | 5.04 | 2.63 | 16.75 | 21.77 |
Togo (2009) | 16.73 | 15.71 | 16.42 | 5.54 | 70.15 |
Turkey (2008) | 17.70 | 10.65 | 3.95 | 23.12 | 42.30 |
Uganda (2006) | 51.70 | 12.86 | 14.53 | 46.43 | 23.57 |
Ukraine (2008) | 22.90 | 37.26 | 28.31 | 44.87 | 50.21 |
Uruguay (2006) | 7.26 | 3.99 | 0.60 | 7.23 | 43.05 |
Uzbekistan (2008) | 56.19 | 58.94 | 52.35 | 50.81 | 27.20 |
Vanuatu (2009) | 4.25 | 6.50 | 4.58 | 8.79 | 42.42 |
Venezuela, R.B. (2006) | .. | 5.82 | 2.63 | .. | 39.97 |
Vietnam (2009) | 52.11 | 15.16 | 33.68 | 53.67 | 5.09 |
West Bank and Gaza (2006) | 13.25 | 1.56 | 2.68 | 7.19 | 66.50 |
Zambia (2007) | 14.33 | 2.61 | 4.89 | 27.39 | 12.08 |