Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
90.25
Bulgaria
Lowest
33.49
South Africa
Median
72.04
Years covered
39
1984–2022
Data points
219
What the numbers show
Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 90.25 in Bulgaria; the lowest is 33.49 in South Africa.
The median across all reporting countries is 72.04, and the mean is 71.09.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Belarus (up 67.0%), and the largest decrease in Republic of Korea (down 45.6%).
Share of people who say accepting a bribe is never justifiable: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 90.25 | 2022 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 89.46 | 2022 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Poland | 87.52 | 2022 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 4 | Finland | 87.2 | 2022 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 5 | Denmark | 87.17 | 2022 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 6 | Brazil | 84.22 | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 7 | Slovenia | 82.97 | 2022 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 82.23 | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 9 | Estonia | 82.1 | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 10 | United Kingdom | 82.06 | 2022 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 11 | Norway | 82.01 | 2022 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 12 | Italy | 81.15 | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 13 | Romania | 80.13 | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 79.7 | 2022 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 15 | Japan | 79.31 | 2022 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 76.87 | 2022 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | China | 76.54 | 2022 | up 17.4% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 72.89 | 2022 | up 24.6% | falling |
| 19 | France | 72.18 | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 20 | Nigeria | 71.91 | 2022 | up 38.3% | flat |
| 21 | United States | 71.39 | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 22 | Argentina | 71.32 | 2022 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 23 | Latvia | 71.19 | 2022 | up 29.9% | flat |
| 24 | Netherlands | 70.7 | 2022 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 69.27 | 2022 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 26 | India | 67.83 | 2022 | up 23.2% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 65.15 | 2022 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 28 | Belarus | 64.84 | 2022 | up 67.0% | falling |
| 29 | Lithuania | 61.33 | 2022 | up 16.3% | flat |
| 30 | Spain | 61.13 | 2022 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 31 | Canada | 60.16 | 2022 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 32 | Russian Federation | 58.2 | 2022 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 33 | Chile | 57.26 | 2022 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 34 | Mexico | 52.76 | 2022 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 35 | Czechia | 52.11 | 2022 | up 19.4% | falling |
| 36 | Slovakia | 43.31 | 2022 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 42.09 | 2022 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 38 | South Africa | 33.49 | 2014 | down 44.7% | falling |