Transparency International, a global anti-corruption group, has just released the Bribe Payers 2011 Index, which ranks countries indulging in bribes to secure business deals abroad.
Business executives were asked for each of the 28 countries with which they have a business relationship with (for example as supplier, client, partner or competitor), "how often do firms headquartered in that country engage in bribery in this country?"
Countries are scored on a scale of 0-10, where a maximum score of 10 corresponds with the view that companies from that country never bribe abroad and a 0 corresponds with the view that they always do.
The countries that score the highest are least likely to bribe for business contracts, while the nations that score the lowest are more inclined to pay bribe to secure deals.
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India
Score: 7.5
Number of observations: 168
Standard deviation: 3.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.1
Upper bound: 7.9
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The Netherlands
Score: 8.8
Number of observations: 168
Standard deviation: 2.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.6
Upper bound: 9.0
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Switzerland
Score: 8.8
Number of observations: 244
Standard deviation: 2.2
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.5
Upper bound: 9.0
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Belgium
Score: 8.7
Number of observations: 221
Standard deviation: 2.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.5
Upper bound: 9.0
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Germany
Score: 8.6
Number of observations: 576
Standard deviation: 2.2
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.5
Upper bound: 8.8
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Japan
Score: 8.6
Number of observations: 319
Standard deviation: 2.4
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.4
Upper bound: 8.9
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Australia
Score: 8.5
Number of observations: 168
Standard deviation: 2.2
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.2
Upper bound: 8.8
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Canada
Score: 8.5
Number of observations: 209
Standard deviation: 2.3
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.2
Upper bound: 8.8
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Singapore
Score: 8.3
Number of observations: 256
Standard deviation: 2.3
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.1
Upper bound: 8.6
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The United Kingdom
Score: 8.3
Number of observations: 414
Standard deviation: 2.5
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 8.1
Upper bound: 8.5
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The United States
Score: 8.1
Number of observations: 651
Standard deviation: 2.7
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.9
Upper bound: 8.3
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France
Score: 8.0
Number of observations: 435
Standard deviation: 2.6
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.8
Upper bound: 8.2
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Spain
Score: 8.0
Number of observations: 326
Standard deviation: 2.6
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.7
Upper bound: 8.2
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South Korea
Score: 7.9
Number of observations: 152
Standard deviation: 2.8
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.5
Upper bound: 8.2
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Brazil
Score: 7.7
Number of observations: 163
Standard deviation: 3.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.3
Upper bound: 8.1
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Hong Kong
Score: 7.6
Number of observations: 208
Standard deviation: 2.9
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.3
Upper bound: 7.9
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Italy
Score: 7.6
Number of observations: 397
Standard deviation: 2.8
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.4
Upper bound: 7.8
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Malaysia
Score: 7.6
Number of observations: 148
Standard deviation: 2.9
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.2
Upper bound: 8.0
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South Africa
Score: 7.6
Number of observations: 191
Standard deviation: 2.8
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.2
Upper bound: 7.9
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Taiwan
Score: 7.5
Number of observations: 193
Standard deviation: 3.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.2
Upper bound: 7.9
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Turkey
Score: 7.5
Number of observations: 139
Standard deviation: 2.7
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.2
Upper bound: 7.9
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Saudi Arabia
Score: 7.4
Number of observations: 138
Standard deviation: 3.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 7.0
Upper bound: 7.8
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Argentina
Score: 7.3
Number of observations: 115
Standard deviation: 3.0
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 6.8
Upper bound: 7.7
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The United Arab Emirates
Score: 7.3
Number of observations: 156
Standard deviation: 2.9
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 6.9
Upper bound: 7.7
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Indonesia
Score: 7.1
Number of observations: 153
Standard deviation: 3.4
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 6.6
Upper bound: 7.5
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Mexico
Score: 7.0
Number of observations: 121
Standard deviation: 3.2
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 6.6
Upper bound: 7.5
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China
Score: 6.5
Number of observations: 608
Standard deviation: 3.5
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 6.3
Upper bound: 6.7
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Russia
Score: 6.1
Number of observations: 172
Standard deviation: 3.6
90 per cent confidence level -
Lower bound: 5.7
Upper bound: 6.6
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