Corruption in Myanmar is among the worst in the world. Owing to failures in regulation and enforcement, corruption flourishes in every sector of government and business.[1][2][3] Many foreign businesspeople consider corruption "a serious barrier to investment and trade in Myanmar."[4] A U.N. survey in May 2014 concluded that corruption is the greatest hindrance for business in Myanmar.[5] The ongoing civil war has significantly set back anti-corruption efforts, exacerbating the problem.
Transparency International's 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index, which scored 180 countries on a scale from 0 ("highly corrupt") to 100 ("very clean"), gave Myanmar a score of 16. When ranked by score, Myanmar ranked 168th among the 180 countries in the Index, where the country ranked first is perceived to have the most honest public sector.[6] For comparison with regional scores, the highest score among Asia Pacific countries[Note 1] was 84, the average score was 44 and the lowest score was Myanmar's, 16.[7] For comparison with worldwide scores, the best score was 90 (ranked 1), the average score was 43, and the worst score was 8 (ranked 180).[8]
In the Myanmar Business Survey 2014, corruption was the most frequently identified obstacle to business, especially with respect to obtaining firm registration, business licenses and permits from government authorities.[9]
It is common in Myanmar to charge illicit payments for government services,[10] to bribe tax collectors to secure a lower tax payment, and to bribe customs officials to avoid paying customs duties.[11]
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- ^ "Business Corruption in Myanmar". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 4 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Corruption the biggest concern for Myanmar businesses: survey". Reuters. 6 May 2014.
- ^ "The ABCs of the CPI: How the Corruption Perceptions Index is calculated". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "CPI 2024 for Asia Pacific: Leaders failing to stop corruption amid an escalating climate crisis". Transparency.org. 11 February 2025. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ "Corruption Perceptions Index 2024: Myanmar". Transparency.org. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
- ^ Abe Masato; Margit Molnar (May 2014). "Myanmar Business Survey 2014: Survey Results" (PDF). Hanns Seidel Foundation. OECD and UNESCAP. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ^ "Myanmar Tax Administration". Business Anti-Corruption Portal. Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ^ Saw, Khaing Sape (April 2015). "Tackling Myanmar's Corruption Challenge". Institute for Security and Development Policy.
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