Corruption Rates by Country 2026
Corruption remains a significant challenge for governments and institutions worldwide. This analysis presents corruption crime rates per 100,000 population across 107 countries, based on official data reported to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
Corruption refers to the abuse of entrusted power for private gain. It includes bribery, embezzlement, fraud by public officials, and other acts that undermine public trust in institutions. The data in this analysis covers officially reported corruption offenses recorded by national law enforcement agencies. Corruption statistics are particularly difficult to compare across countries. Higher reported rates often indicate: Conversely, very low or zero rates may indicate weak enforcement, lack of reporting mechanisms, or widespread acceptance of corrupt practices rather than actual absence of corruption. Sweden recorded the highest corruption rate at 186 per 100,000 population in 2022, followed by Bahamas (135) and Finland (66). Nordic countries consistently rank high due to their robust anti-corruption enforcement and transparent reporting systems. Notable rates for selected countries: All figures represent officially reported corruption offenses. Countries without data for 2020-2022 are shown with their most recent available year in the "Latest Data" column.What is Corruption?
Corruption Rates by Country per 100k Population
1
186
2
135
3
65.93
4
63.76
5
58.97
6
55.19
7
54.67
8
45.3
9
41.73
10
40.4
11
34.03
12
31.17
13
30.47
14
30.38
15
29.55
16
28.68
17
27.98
18
24.48
19
23.4
20
23.26
21
21.66
22
20.72
23
20.53
24
18.82
25
18.64
26
17.42
27
17.15
28
15.08
29
14.74
30
14
31
12.22
32
11.71
33
11.47
34
10.58
35
8.71
36
8.65
37
7.82
38
6.26
39
6.16
40
5.86
41
4.85
42
4.35
43
4.28
44
4.22
45
3.78
46
3.57
47
3.17
48
2.64
49
2.5
50
2.36
51
1.84
52
1.8
53
1.68
54
1.07
55
0.98
56
0.89
57
0.87
58
0.75
59
0.74
60
0.65
61
0.53
62
0.37
63
0.25
64
0.18
65
0.18
66
0.11
67
0.09
68
0.08
69
0
70
0
71
0
72
0
73
-
74
-
75
-
76
-
77
-
78
-
79
-
80
-
81
-
82
-
83
-
84
-
85
-
86
-
87
-
88
-
89
-
90
-
91
-
92
-
93
-
94
-
95
-
96
-
97
-
98
-
99
-
100
-
101
-
Important Note on Interpreting This Data
Key Findings
Data Source & Methodology
Corruption Rates by Country Per 100k Population
#
1
191
204
186
-
2
164
191
135
-
3
73.08
66.77
65.93
-
4
62.23
63.97
63.76
-
5
66.41
81.56
58.97
-
6
67.16
-
55.19
-
7
25.33
29.48
54.67
-
8
37.72
42.51
45.3
-
9
29.49
34.29
41.73
-
10
35.52
61.01
40.4
-
11
32.27
32.51
34.03
-
12
38.53
33.1
31.17
-
13
33.4
30
30.47
-
14
13.61
23.24
30.38
-
15
14.84
11.78
29.55
-
16
29.04
30.54
28.68
-
17
25.8
35.86
27.98
-
18
-
29.76
24.48
-
19
16.33
19.62
23.4
-
20
2.77
-
23.26
-
21
27.37
24.01
21.66
-
22
16.14
19.35
20.72
-
23
17.6
20.87
20.53
-
24
20.02
19.3
18.82
-
25
19.71
22.33
18.64
-
26
15.34
16.35
17.42
-
27
19.42
19.49
17.15
-
28
16.01
13.26
15.08
-
29
10.8
17.13
14.74
-
30
19.66
16.06
14
-
31
6.09
6.53
12.22
-
32
13.8
11.95
11.71
-
33
24.38
67.12
11.47
-
34
9.57
10.87
10.58
-
35
9.29
9.3
8.71
-
36
1.97
7.39
8.65
-
37
7.01
8.22
7.82
-
38
5.67
7.16
6.26
-
39
6.29
6.43
6.16
-
40
4.99
6.11
5.86
-
41
6.55
5.63
4.85
-
42
3.09
4.96
4.35
-
43
0
10.69
4.28
-
44
4.88
4.92
4.22
-
45
3.49
4.15
3.78
-
46
2.63
3.07
3.57
-
47
1.6
2.23
3.17
-
48
2.36
2.17
2.64
-
49
2.4
3.42
2.5
-
50
2.53
2.42
2.36
-
51
2.05
1.86
1.84
-
52
1
0.91
1.8
-
53
1.48
2.04
1.68
-
54
1.08
0.78
1.07
-
55
-
0.97
0.98
-
56
0.85
1.13
0.89
-
57
0.32
0.38
0.87
-
58
0.74
0.57
0.75
-
59
0.26
0
0.74
-
60
0.24
0.69
0.65
-
61
0.8
0.42
0.53
-
62
4.58
5.15
0.37
-
63
-
-
0.25
-
64
0.16
0.18
0.18
-
65
0.25
0.18
0.18
-
66
1.17
0.18
0.11
-
67
-
0.13
0.09
-
68
-
-
0.08
-
69
0
0.86
0
-
70
0
0.71
0
-
71
0.79
0.62
0
-
72
0.29
0.14
0
-
73
-
-
-
1553 (2016)
74
-
-
-
118 (2017)
75
41.93
48.69
-
-
76
-
-
-
30.55 (2019)
77
-
-
-
29.23 (2019)
78
21.05
-
-
-
79
-
-
-
16.72 (2019)
80
-
-
-
16.18 (2018)
81
-
-
-
14.76 (2016)
82
11.26
-
-
-
83
-
-
-
10.73 (2018)
84
9.54
10.03
-
-
85
-
-
-
9.23 (2014)
86
3.05
4.48
-
-
87
4.07
-
-
-
88
3.4
3.53
-
-
89
-
2.92
-
-
90
-
-
-
1.97 (2016)
91
-
-
-
1.38 (2017)
92
0.73
0.86
-
-
93
0.71
-
-
-
94
-
-
-
0.65 (2016)
95
-
-
-
0.31 (2016)
96
-
-
-
0.31 (2016)
97
-
0.28
-
-
98
0.26
-
-
-
99
0.07
-
-
-
100
-
-
-
0.06 (2018)
101
-
-
-
0.02 (2023)
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest corruption rate?
Sweden has the highest reported corruption rate at 186 per 100,000 population in 2022. This does not mean Sweden is the most corrupt country – rather, it reflects Sweden's strong anti-corruption enforcement, transparent institutions, and comprehensive crime reporting systems. Countries with genuinely high corruption often have low reported rates due to weak enforcement.
Why do some countries show zero corruption rates?
Zero or near-zero rates typically indicate data limitations rather than absence of corruption. Possible reasons include: corruption cases being classified under different crime categories, lack of specialized anti-corruption units, limited reporting mechanisms, or incomplete data submission to UNODC. Countries like New Zealand showing 0.0 may categorize these offenses differently in their national statistics.
Data Disclaimer: Projected data (future years) are estimates based on mathematical models. Actual values may differ. Learn about our methodology →
Sources
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Updated: 07.12.2025https://dataunodc.un.org/dp-crime-corruption-offences
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