Africa: bribery risk index by country 2020

In 2020, South Sudan was the African country with the highest business bribery risk in Africa, scoring 85 points. Worldwide, it ranked 3rd after North Korea and Turkmenistan. The TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix measures the levels of business bribery risk by evaluating businesses' interactions with government, anti-bribery enforcement, government transparency, and civil society's oversight capacity. The index ranges from zero (low risk) to 100 (high risk). In Africa, South Sudan, followed by Eritrea and Equatorial Guinea, led the ranking as countries with the highest levels of commercial bribery risk.

African countries with the highest business bribery risk in 2020

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March 2021

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Africa

Survey time period

2020

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"The TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix (TRACE Matrix) measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions. The overall country risk score is a combined and weighted score of four domains: Business Interactions with Government; Anti-Bribery Deterrence and Enforcement; Government and Civil Service Transparency; and Capacity for Civil Society Oversight, including the role of the media."

Index= 0 (low risk) - 100 (high risk).

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