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. Click on the bribes to see the original source.

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  1. Afghanistan – Election Bribes – $1 to $18 per vote
  2. Afghanistan – Police Bribe – $100,000 to be Police Chief
  3. Afghanistan Average Bribe Amount – $214 in 2012
  4. Africa – Bribe Payments of Govt Officials – $20 to $40 Billion
  5. Amount of Bribes Paid Worldwide – $1 Trillion per year
  6. Bangladesh – Bribes Paid per Household – $86
  7. Businesses – Rise in Market Value from Bribes – $11 for $1 in bribe
  8. Cambodia – Bribes for Fishing Permit – $50
  9. Cambodia – Bribes to Operate Fake License Shop – $2.50 per day
  10. Cambodia – Citizens Paying Bribes to Receive Services – 72%
  11. China – Bribe to become a City Assemblyman – $44,000
  12. China – Bribes to Education Officials – $10,000 for School Admission
  13. China – Bribes to Rail Ministry – $14,897 for job as Train Attendant
  14. China – Impact of Bribes on Drug Prices – 20%
  15. Companies Asked to Pay Bribes Worldwide – 28%
  16. Croatia – Average Bribe Payment – $300
  17. Czech Republic Average Bribe Amount – $248 to $497
  18. Education Corruption – 1 in 6 students pay bribes
  19. Greece- Bribes Paid by Families – $2,500 to Public Officials
  20. Guatemala – Bribes from Drug Traffickers – $2,500 to Public Officials
  21. Haiti – Bribe to Border Official for Human Trafficker – $400 per immigrant
  22. Illegal Logger – s$25,000 to $50,000 in bribes for permits
  23. India – Bribe to Sell DVDs – $0.18 to Police
  24. India – Bribes to Police to Sell Water – $0.18 to Police
  25. India – Families Paying Bribes – 4 million families
  26. Indonesia – Bribe to Chief Justice – $250,000
  27. Indonesia – Bribe to Oil Regulator – $600,000
  28. Indonesia – Bribes to Prison Guard – $500 to use cell phone
  29. Indonesia – Businesses Paying Bribes – 60%
  30. Iraq – Bribes to Prison Guards – $100 to Take a Single Shower
  31. Ivory Coast – Bribes at Traffic Checkpoints – $300 Million
  32. Kenya – Bribes to Customs and Port Officials – $5,797 per shipment
  33. Kenya -Average Bribes Paid Per Month – 16
  34. Mexico – Amount of Bribes Paid – $2.75 Billion in 2010
  35. Mexico – Average Bribe Paid – $14
  36. Mexico – Bribes Collected by Police – 65% less than $6,000
  37. Mexico – Bribes Paid by Drug Cartel to Police – $1.2 Billion Per Year
  38. Mexico – Sinaloa Cartel Boss to Escape Prison – $2.5 Million
  39. Nigeria – Bribes Accepted by Government Workers – $3.2 Billion
  40. Nigeria – Bribes Paid by Shell – $2 Million in bribes, $14 Million in profit
  41. North Korea – Bribes to Border Guard by Defector – $6,000
  42. North Korea – Bribes to Inspectors – $2,000 per visit




  43. Pakistan – Bribe to Police from Artifact Smuggler – $10.62 per day of digging
  44. Pakistan – Bribes Paid by Smugglers – $1,200 to Police Chiefs
  45. Peru – Bribe to Stop Logging Investigation – $5,000
  46. Romania – Bribe to Receive Brain Surgery – $6,500
  47. Romania – Bribes Paid Per Day – $1 Million
  48. Romania – Bribes to Hospital For Employment – $40,000
  49. Russia – Average Bribe Paid – $189
  50. Russia – Bribes to Forest Officials – Cases of Vodka
  51. Russia – Business Bribe – $10,000
  52. Russia – Education Admission Bribes – $1 Billion
  53. Russian -Amount of Bribes Paid – $5.9 Billion in 2010
  54. South Africa – Traffic Police Ask for Most Bribes
  55. Thailand – Bribes to Police to Allow Human Smuggling – $160 per migrant
  56. Thailand – Kickback and Bribes to Officials – 25-35% of project value
  57. Thailand -Impact of Bribes on Economy – $3.3 Billion
  58. Ukraine – Bribes to Police – $1,000 from brothel owners
  59. United Kingdom – People who Paid Bribes – 1 in 20
  60. United States – Bribe to Border Agent – $15,000
  61. United States – Bribes to Prison Guard – $5,000 to pass meth
  62. United States – Bribes to TSA Screener – $2,400 for each suitcase
  63. United States – Corruption At Workplace – 60% believe common
  64. Vietnam – Bribes to Forest Official – $2,300
  65. Vietnam – Impact of Bribes on Drug Prices – 40 – 60%