About Corruption and Bribery

Source: The Economist

Bribe Payers Index: Based on questions to 3,000 businessmen, this ranks 28 countries (accounting for 80% of global trade and investment) by the perceived likelihood of their companies paying bribes.


The Corruption Perception Index measures the perceived corruption level at the national level.


The graph indicates a high degree of correlation between the two among developed nations. The worse the level of corruption the worse the perceived likelihood of corporate bribery.