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The PricewaterhouseCoopers 2009 Global Economic Crime Survey includes a measure of the percentage of respondents from various territories who reported suffering some type of fraud. Canada fares very badly in this survey, with 56% of respondents reporting fraud. Only three of the 54 countries surveyed fared worse: Russia (71%), South Africa (62%) and Kenya (57%).
The table below lists the countries with the best and worst results on this measure.
PwC 2009 Global Economic Crime Survey, Table 2
| Territories that reported high levels of fraud (40% or more) | % of organisations reporting fraud |
| Russia | 71% |
| South Africa | 62% |
| Kenya | 57% |
| Canada | 56% |
| Mexico | 51% |
| Ukraine | 45% |
| UK | 43% |
| New Zealand | 42% |
| Australia | 40% |
| Territories that reported low levels of fraud (20% or less) | % of organisations reporting fraud |
| Italy | 19% |
| Sweden | 19% |
| Singapore | 18% |
| India | 18% |
| Indonesia | 18% |
| Switzerland | 17% |
| Finland | 17% |
| Romania | 16% |
| Netherlands | 15% |
| Turkey | 15% |
| Hong Kong | 13% |
| Japan | 10% |
For more about this survey see: PwC 2009 Global Economic Crime Survey (pdf)
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