Global Bribery Risk Index 2021

• 20 Nov 2021

India has slipped to 82nd position in 2021, five places down from 77th rank last year, in a global list that measures business bribery risks.

• According to this year’s data, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Venezuela and Eritrea pose the highest commercial bribery risk, while Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden and New Zealand present the lowest.

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About the Index

• The list by TRACE, an anti-bribery standard setting organisation, measures business bribery risk in 194 countries, territories, and autonomous and semi-autonomous regions.

This score is based on four factors

• Business interactions with the government
• Anti-bribery deterrence and enforcement
• Government and civil service transparency
• Capacity for civil society oversight which includes the role of the media