Informal payments to public officials (% of firms) - Business environment - Private Sector & Trade - World Development Indicators

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Informal payments to public officials are the percentage of firms expected to make informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services, and the like.
Informal payments to public officials (% of firms) - Business environment - Private Sector & Trade - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Egypt (2008)98.31
2Bangladesh (2007)85.07
3Paraguay (2006)84.76
4Guinea (2006)84.75
5Democratic Republic of the Congo (2006)83.79
6Mauritania (2006)82.12
7Kenya (2007)79.22
8China (2003)72.57
9Vietnam (2005)67.2
10Algeria (2007)64.72
11Guinea-Bissau (2006)62.72
12Cambodia (2007)61.23
13Albania (2007)57.72
14Burundi (2006)56.46
15Uzbekistan (2008)56.19
16Liberia (2009)55.22
17Benin (2009)54.48
18Gambia (2006)52.42
19Uganda (2006)51.7
20Lebanon (2006)51.19
21Cameroon (2009)50.83
22Tanzania (2006)49.47
23Republic of the Congo (2009)49.21
24India (2006)47.49
25Angola (2006)46.8
26Philippines (2003)44.74
27Indonesia (2003)44.18
28Chad (2009)41.84
29Afghanistan (2008)41.49
30Nigeria (2007)40.9
31Swaziland (2006)40.6
32Tajikistan (2008)40.51
33Laos (2009)39.83
34Ghana (2007)38.77
35Kyrgyzstan (2009)37.48
36Niger (2009)35.2
37El Salvador (2006)34.28
38Costa Rica (2005)33.8
39Oman (2003)33.21
40Bolivia (2006)32.41
41Azerbaijan (2009)32.01
42Ivory Coast (2009)30.64
43Mongolia (2009)30.41
44Russia (2009)29.44
45Mali (2007)28.88
46Botswana (2006)27.62
47Pakistan (2007)27.23
48Dominican Republic (2005)26.34
49Gabon (2009)26.09
50Panama (2006)25.42
51Moldova (2009)25.41
52Kazakhstan (2009)23.25
53Ukraine (2008)22.9
54Mexico (2006)22.57
55Greece (2005)21.61
56Ecuador (2006)21.45
57Guyana (2004)20
58Rwanda (2006)19.96
59Madagascar (2009)19.2
60Sierra Leone (2009)18.8
61Argentina (2006)18.72
62Senegal (2007)18.12
63Jordan (2006)18.08
64Serbia (2009)17.98
65Turkey (2008)17.7
66Jamaica (2005)17.65
67Nicaragua (2006)17.22
68Togo (2009)16.73
69Honduras (2006)16.67
70Sri Lanka (2004)16.28
71Guatemala (2006)15.67
72Nepal (2009)15.15
73South Africa (2007)15.09
74Mozambique (2007)14.84
75Croatia (2007)14.48
76Portugal (2005)14.46
77Zambia (2007)14.33
78South Korea (2005)14.05
79North Korea (2005)14.05
80Lesotho (2009)13.96
81Belarus (2008)13.53
82Morocco (2007)13.39
83West Bank and Gaza (2006)13.25
84Ethiopia (2006)12.42
85Slovakia (2009)11.63
86Armenia (2009)11.62
87Macedonia (2009)11.52
88Namibia (2006)11.36
89Latvia (2009)11.32
90Peru (2006)11.3
91Malawi (2009)10.8
92Bhutan (2009)10.05
93Romania (2009)9.75
94Brazil (2009)9.66
95Czech Republic (2009)8.73
96Bulgaria (2009)8.51
97Lithuania (2009)8.48
98Burkina Faso (2009)8.45
99Ireland (2005)8.32
100Colombia (2006)8.23
101Chile (2006)8.22
102Bosnia and Herzegovina (2009)8.08
103Montenegro (2009)7.39
104Uruguay (2006)7.26
105Cape Verde (2009)6.03
106Slovenia (2009)5.41
107Poland (2009)4.95
108Spain (2005)4.36
109Georgia (2008)4.08
110Hungary (2009)3.95
111Kosovo (2009)2.16
112Estonia (2009)1.6
113Mauritius (2009)1.59
114Eritrea (2009)0
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