# Exporting Corruption 2022: Assessing Enforcement of the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/exporting-corruption-2022 Type: Publication or report Published: 2022-10-11 Updated: 2023-05-17 --- 11 October 2022 Bribery of foreign public officials by multinational companies gives them illicit profits, with huge costs and consequences across the globe. Foreign bribery diverts resources, undermines democracy and the rule of law, and distorts markets. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Anti-Bribery Convention requires parties to prohibit and enforce against foreign bribery. Our report assesses foreign bribery enforcement in 43 of the 44 signatories to the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention as well as in China, Hong Kong SAR, India and Singapore. While not parties to the OECD Convention, these four countries and territories are major exporters, each with a share of over 2 per cent of world trade, with China being the world’s leading exporter. The report also identifies inadequacies in legal frameworks and enforcement systems as well as progress in addressing them. It further shines a spotlight on the critical issue of victims’ compensation and identifies areas for improvement with respect to the transparency of foreign bribery enforcement data and case dispositions. See also: - Press release: [Enforcement against foreign bribery hits historic low](https://www.transparency.org/en/press/exporting-corruption-2022-enforcement-against-foreign-bribery-hits-historic-low) - Feature article: [Top trading countries doing even less than before to stop foreign bribery](https://www.transparency.org/en/news/exporting-corruption-2022-top-trading-countries-foreign-bribery-enforcement-multinational-companies) ## Additional downloads - [Download 'Exporting Corruption 2022 (slim version of the report)' \[PDF\]](https://files.transparencycdn.org/images/2022-Report-Slim-version-Exporting-Corruption-English.pdf) ### Related publications ## [Regional Assessment of Integrity in Political Finance in South Asia, Southeast Asia and East Asia](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/integrity-political-finance-asia) Publication • 03 September 2026 This report reviews systems across 17 countries to identify the areas of political finance most in need of reform. ## [Connecting the Dots: How financial intelligence units expose corrupt money flows and how they could do more](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/connecting-the-dots) Publication • 24 June 2026 Financial intelligence units can play a key role in uncovering corruption, but only if they have the powers, resources and access to information they need. ## [Whistleblowing Authorities in Europe: Roles, challenges and lessons learned](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/whistleblowing-authorities-in-europe-roles-challenges-and-lessons-learned) Publication • 19 June 2026 This report examines the institutional design, mandates and functioning of national whistleblowing authorities across Europe. ## [Strengthening Public Oversight: Good practices for partnerships between civil society and supreme audit institutions](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/strengthening-public-oversight-good-practices-for-partnerships-between-civil-society-and-supreme-audit-institutions) Publication • 29 May 2026 Stronger collaboration between Supreme Audit Institutions and Civil Society Organisations is needed for better public financial oversight. ## Priorities - [Foreign bribery enforcement](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/foreign-bribery-enforcement) ## Regions - [Global](https://www.transparency.org/en/region/global) ![Cover showing plane directly overhead seen through the gap between towers of shipping containers](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2022-Report-cover-Exporting-Corruption.jpg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2022_Report-Full_Exporting-Corruption_English.pdf)