Bribe Payers Index
Bribe Payers Index (BPI) is a measure of how willing a nation's
The BPI 2011
Methodology
The BPI 2011 ranked 28 of the
The first question asks for the country of origin of foreign-owned companies doing the most business in their country. The second question is: "In your experience, to what extent do firms from the countries you have selected make undocumented extra payments or bribes?" Answers are to be given on a scale of 1 (bribes are common or even mandatory) to 10 (bribes are unknown).
The BPI ranking is the averaged score, with higher scores suggesting a lower likelihood of using bribery.
These countries were selected as the leading international or regional exporting countries. Their combined global exports represented 75 percent of the world total in 2006.[5] Countries that had paid the less bribes have a higher BPI.
BPI 2011 rankings
Rank | Country/Territory | Average score[6] |
---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 8.9 |
2 | Netherlands | 8.8 |
2 | Switzerland | 8.8 |
4 | Belgium | 8.7 |
5 | Germany | 8.6 |
6 | Australia | 8.5 |
6 | Canada | 8.4 |
8 | Singapore | 8.3 |
8 | United Kingdom | 8.3 |
10 | United States | 8.1 |
11 | France | 8.0 |
11 | Spain | 8.0 |
13 | South Korea | 7.9 |
14 | Brazil | 7.7 |
15 | Hong Kong | 7.6 |
15 | Italy | 7.6 |
15 | Malaysia | 7.6 |
15 | South Africa | 7.6 |
19 | Taiwan | 7.5 |
19 | India | 7.5 |
19 | Turkey | 7.5 |
22 | Saudi Arabia | 7.4 |
23 | Argentina | 7.3 |
23 | United Arab Emirates | 7.3 |
25 | Indonesia | 7.1 |
26 | Mexico | 7.0 |
27 | China | 6.5 |
28 | Russia | 6.1 |
See also
- Corruption Perceptions Index
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
- Global Corruption Barometer
- OECD Anti-Bribery Convention
- Transparency International
- United Nations Convention against Corruption
Footnotes
- S2CID 154833690.
- ^ "Bribe Payers Index 2011 - Publications". Transparency.org. 2 November 2011. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Pentland, William. "World's Most Bribery-Prone Businesses". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ "Old Wall Street Journal report about corruption in Malaysia recirculates online". Fact Check. 2022-07-26. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- ^ Source: International Monetary Fund, international finance statistics, 2005 figures. Available at: http://tistats.transparency.org/index.php/content/download/39275/622457[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on 2013-05-02. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
Sources
- Bribe Payers Index (BPI) 2006 Analysis Report Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine