OECD’s Anti-Bribery Convention data (1999–2024) show foreign bribery enforcement has strengthened, but uneven prosecutions and sanctions reveal persistent gaps in the global fight against corruption

This OECD dataset compiles 25 years of enforcement activity under the Anti-Bribery Convention, documenting trends in investigations, charges, convictions and sanctions against individuals and companies for bribery of foreign public officials in international business. It reveals that while total enforcement actions have increased and more companies face meaningful sanctions, significant variation persists among signatories, and many jurisdictions still report…