Sources
- Thailand CPI 2024: score 34/100, ranked 107/180
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2024/index/tha - Bangkok Post: Thailand’s corruption score slips
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2959713/thailands-corruption-score-slips - 50% of Thais admit bribing police, 24% paid bribe for public services
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - 78% of businessmen pay under-the-table fees, 25%+ average
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - Corruption costs 50–100 billion baht/year — Rangsit University
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - One in five Thais believe most judges corrupt
https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/ - Half believe local councillors corrupt
https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/ - Rolls-Royce $36M bribes to Thai Airways officials
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - PTT chairman: “unable to find anyone who took bribes”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - Police commissioner removed for selling promotions
https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/ - Phuket mayors charged with embezzlement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - Military junta “engaged in corrupt practices itself”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corruption_in_Thailand - NACC: investors perceive increased risk of bribe demands
https://www.nationthailand.com/news/world/40046162 - Police salary below minimum wage, buy own equipment
https://library.siam-legal.com/bribery-in-thailand/ - “Corruption only looks benign when you can afford it”
https://asq.in.th/question/what-should-you-do-if-pressured-for-a-bribe-at-a-thai-immigration-office - “Pay the bribe, walk away, everyone is happy”
https://asq.in.th/question/what-should-you-do-if-pressured-for-a-bribe-at-a-thai-immigration-office - “The #1 problem is expats condone this behavior”
https://asq.in.th/question/what-should-you-do-if-pressured-for-a-bribe-at-a-thai-immigration-office - Bribery normalised within police forces — CSIS
https://features.csis.org/challenging-thailands-cycle-of-corruption-human-trafficking/index.html - One in six companies give gifts to “get things done”
https://www.ganintegrity.com/country-profiles/thailand/ - Thailand CPI 2025: score 33, ranked 116/182
https://www.transparency.org/en/cpi/2025/index/tha