Ghana—Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)
Category: Private SectorSource: World Bank World Development Indicators ↗Global Rank: #29 of 160Series years: 2007–2023
Latest Value
22.7%
2023
Global Rank
#29
of 160 countries
Maximum
38.8%
2007
Minimum
22.7%
2023
CAGR
-3.3%
3 years
Last
22.7%
Previous
—
Highest
38.8%
Lowest
22.7%
Unit
% of firms
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
Ghana's firms expected to pay bribes (%) was 22.7% in 2023, ranking #29 out of 160 countries. Over the past 3 years, the highest recorded value was 38.8% (2007) and the lowest was 22.7% (2023). Data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Ghana — Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%): 22.73820877 % of firms for reference year 2023. Source: World Bank (World Development Indicators). Reference year does not establish final observed status; publisher vintage is not verified here.
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators
Historical Data
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.7% | -6.6% |
| 2013 | 24.3% | -37.2% |
| 2007 | 38.8% |
Top Countries — Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)
| # | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iraq | 51.0% | 2022 |
| 2 | Cambodia | 46.3% | 2023 |
| 3 | Papua New Guinea | 43.4% | 2024 |
| 4 | Gambia, The | 42.3% | 2023 |
| 5 | Mauritania | 42.1% | 2025 |
| 6 | Uganda | 40.3% | 2025 |
| 7 | Kenya | 39.5% | 2025 |
| 8 | Central African Republic | 34.9% | 2023 |
| 9 | Morocco | 34.7% | 2023 |
| 10 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.8% | 2024 |
About This Indicator
Definition
Percentage of establishments that consider that firms with characteristics similar to theirs are making informal payments or giving gifts to public officials to "get things done” with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services etc.
Methodology
Data compiled by Enterprise Surveys, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.enterprisesurveys.org/en/data.
Unit
% of firms