Bribery Prices and Totals
The amount of a bribe and bribery values in a country is based upon publicly available information and quoted in US Dollars. Bribery prices are collected from police reports, anti-corruption agencies, international organizations and media reports. Click on the figure to see the original source.
- BRIBE VALUE in U.S. DOLLARS
- Afghanistan: Average Bribe Paid in 2012 was $214
- Afghanistan - Police: $100,000 to be Police Chief
- Bangladesh: $86 per Household Each Year
- Cambodia: $50 for Fishing Permit
- China - Education Officials: $10,000 for School Admission
- China - Rail Ministry: $14,897 for job as Train Attendant
- Czech Republic: Average Bribe between $248 to $497
- Greece: $2,500 Paid to Public Officials
- Illegal Loggers: $25,000 to $50,000 for Permits
- India: $0.18 to Police from Pirated DVD Seller
- Iraq: $100 to Prison Guard to Take a Single Shower
- Ivory Coast: $300 Million Paid Out at Checkpoints
- Kenya: Average Kenyan Pays 16 Bribes per Month
- Mexico: $1.2 Billion To Municipal Police Per Year
- Mexico - Police: 65% of Bribes Paid Less than $6,000
- Nigeria: $3.2 Billion Accepted by Civil Servants and Government Workers
- Pakistan: $1,200 to Police Chiefs by Alcohol Smugglers
- Romania: $1 Million Paid Out Each Day
- Romania - Medical Services: $6,500 for Brain Surgery
- Russia - Average Citizen: $189 Paid by Average Citizens
- Russia - Business: $10,000 for Business Matters
- Russia - Education: $1 Billion Paid Out for Admission
- South Africa: Traffic Police Ask for Most Bribes
- Thailand: $3.3 Billion in Economic Losses
- United States: $15,000 to Border Patrol Agent
- Vietnam - Logging: $2,300 by Illegal Loggers to Forest Official
- Vietnam - Medical: Drug Prices 40 - 60% Higher due to Bribes Paid to Doctors