Fraud Rates by Country 2026

Fraud is one of the fastest-growing crimes globally, encompassing various schemes designed to deceive victims for financial gain. This analysis presents fraud rates per 100,000 population across 82 countries, based on official data reported to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).

What is Fraud?

Fraud involves intentional deception to secure unfair or unlawful gain, or to deprive a victim of a legal right. Common types include:

• Financial fraud – Bank fraud, credit card fraud, investment scams
• Identity theft – Using someone's personal information illegally
• Insurance fraud – False claims or staged accidents
• Consumer fraud – Deceptive sales practices, fake products
• Tax fraud – Evading taxes through false declarations

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Important Note on Interpreting This Data

Fraud statistics are heavily influenced by digital infrastructure and financial system sophistication. Countries with advanced banking systems, widespread internet use, and high e-commerce activity naturally report more fraud cases. Many fraud cases go unreported, especially smaller amounts where victims feel embarrassed or believe reporting is futile.

Key Findings

Sweden leads dramatically with 2,372 fraud cases per 100,000 population in 2022, nearly 2.5 times higher than the second-ranked country. This reflects Sweden's highly digitized society and comprehensive fraud reporting systems.

Northern European countries dominate the top rankings: Belgium (975), Denmark (969), Finland (968), and Germany (953) all report rates near 1,000 per 100,000.

Singapore showed a notable increase from 294 in 2020 to 601 in 2022, more than doubling, reflecting the rise of online scams in the digitally connected city-state.

The United Kingdom showed an unusual decrease from 961 in 2021 to 307 in 2022, possibly indicating changes in classification or reporting methodology.

Asian countries generally report lower rates: Japan (30.34), Thailand (26.97), though these figures likely reflect underreporting rather than lower actual fraud levels.

Fraud Rates by Country Per 100k Population

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#	Country	2020	2021	2022
1	Sweden	2,694	2,479	2,372
2	Belgium	830	880	975
3	Denmark	924	777	969
4	Finland	852	857	968
5	Germany	966	948	953
6	Spain	756	761	916
7	Austria	610	640	777
8	Luxembourg	234	359	718
9	Italy	590	737	688
10	Singapore	294	457	601
11	Uruguay	319	432	582
12	Liechtenstein	454	471	501
13	Canada	441	440	461
14	Poland	362	465	455
15	Portugal	357	387	429
16	Norway	353	350	422
17	France	350	409	392
18	Chile	433	408	376
19	Costa Rica	301	348	326
20	Saint Lucia	10.1	14.56	312
21	United Kingdom	831	961	307
22	Malta	157	453	296
23	Switzerland	240	277	293
24	United States	-	266	270
25	Colombia	156	208	257
26	Hungary	158	159	215
27	Israel	212	202	209
28	Ireland	118	303	201
29	Estonia	139	214	193
30	Ecuador	168	219	189
31	Macau	147	188	187
32	Slovenia	162	165	173
33	Czech Republic	75.37	111	151
34	Iceland	184	172	144
35	Lithuania	96.15	117	141
36	Bahamas	138	191	137
37	Latvia	91.05	158	124
38	Paraguay	-	112	122
39	Panama	80.13	118	110
40	El Salvador	47.97	83.06	101
41	Greece	37.94	80.78	98.77
42	Croatia	63.4	75.12	89.28
43	Mexico	63.89	81.1	87.12
44	Peru	40.63	60.75	76.73
45	Romania	57.87	61.93	64.01
46	Grenada	73.06	28.28	55.6
47	Serbia	31.72	39.49	49.18
48	Barbados	52.54	29.42	42.15
49	Dominica	10.36	61.01	40.4
50	Slovakia	36.37	35.11	38.77
51	Saint Kitts and Nevis	27.74	21.38	38.54
52	Jordan	24.73	32.1	36.07
53	Cyprus	18.74	31.12	35.9
54	Oman	19.57	-	35.33
55	Albania	27.79	32.32	34.27
56	Bulgaria	24.1	23.83	33.68
57	Australia	44.88	36.14	32.12
58	Japan	24.12	26.54	30.34
59	Morocco	6.98	-	28.77
60	Thailand	12.7	15.26	26.97
61	Antigua and Barbuda	10.89	4.33	25.85
62	Palestine	109	18.61	20.39
63	Bosnia and Herzegovina	16.46	-	18.22
64	Montenegro	9.54	6.62	6.35
65	Guyana	6.19	3.8	4.87
66	Honduras	2.35	2.51	4.2
67	Myanmar	6.16	-	3.82
68	Algeria	-	-	3.03
69	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.93	2.92	0.98
70	Kenya	1.06	0.96	0.87
71	Guatemala	0.55	0.7	0.28
72	Bolivia	0.01	0.05	0.04
73	Kyrgyzstan	266	-	-
74	Russia	225	-	-
75	Mongolia	130	-	-
76	New Zealand	58.7	-	-
77	Ukraine	57.49	-	-
78	Dominican Republic	36.76	-	-
79	Trinidad and Tobago	33.96	-	-
80	Kosovo	26.72	-	-
81	Azerbaijan	20.46	-	-
82	Botswana	7.99	-	-

Data Source

• Source: UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) – Corruption and Economic Crime Statistics
• Unit: Rate per 100,000 population
• Years covered: 2020, 2021, 2022
• Countries included: 82 countries with available data