The examples of bribes and the amount paid to bribe someone is based upon publicly available information. The cases of bribing have been is collected from police reports, anti-corruption agencies, international organizations and media reports.
All bribe money and extortion payments are listed in US Dollars.
- Afghanistan – Election Bribes – $1 to $18 per vote
- Afghanistan – Police Bribe – $100,000 to be Police Chief
- Afghanistan Average Bribe Amount – $214 in 2012
- Africa – Bribe Payments of Govt Officials – $20 to $40 Billion
- Amount of Bribes Paid Worldwide – $1 Trillion per year
- Bangladesh – Bribes Paid per Household – $86
- Businesses – Rise in Market Value from Bribes – $11 for $1 in bribe
- Cambodia – Bribes for Fishing Permit – $50
- Cambodia – Bribes to Operate Fake License Shop – $2.50 per day
- Cambodia – Citizens Paying Bribes to Receive Services – 72%
- China – Bribe to become a City Assemblyman – $44,000
- China – Bribes to Education Officials – $10,000 for School Admission
- China – Bribes to Rail Ministry – $14,897 for job as Train Attendant
- China – Impact of Bribes on Drug Prices – 20%
- Companies Asked to Pay Bribes Worldwide – 28%
- Croatia – Average Bribe Payment – $300
- Czech Republic Average Bribe Amount – $248 to $497
- Education Corruption – 1 in 6 students pay bribes
- Greece- Bribes Paid by Families – $2,500 to Public Officials
- Guatemala – Bribes from Drug Traffickers – $2,500 to Public Officials
- Haiti – Bribe to Border Official for Human Trafficker – $400 per immigrant
- Illegal Logger – s$25,000 to $50,000 in bribes for permits
- India – Bribe to Sell DVDs – $0.18 to Police
- India – Bribes to Police to Sell Water – $0.18 to Police
- India – Families Paying Bribes – 4 million families
- Indonesia – Bribe to Chief Justice – $250,000
- Indonesia – Bribe to Oil Regulator – $600,000
- Indonesia – Bribes to Prison Guard – $500 to use cell phone
- Indonesia – Businesses Paying Bribes – 60%
- Iraq – Bribes to Prison Guards – $100 to Take a Single Shower
- Ivory Coast – Bribes at Traffic Checkpoints – $300 Million
- Kenya – Bribes to Customs and Port Officials – $5,797 per shipment
- Kenya -Average Bribes Paid Per Month – 16
- Mexico – Amount of Bribes Paid – $2.75 Billion in 2010
- Mexico – Average Bribe Paid – $14
- Mexico – Bribes Collected by Police – 65% less than $6,000
- Mexico – Bribes Paid by Drug Cartel to Police – $1.2 Billion Per Year
- Mexico – Sinaloa Cartel Boss to Escape Prison – $2.5 Million
- Nigeria – Bribes Accepted by Government Workers – $3.2 Billion
- Nigeria – Bribes Paid by Shell – $2 Million in bribes, $14 Million in profit
- North Korea – Bribes to Border Guard by Defector – $6,000
- North Korea – Bribes to Inspectors – $2,000 per visit