EFFECT OF CORRUPTION ON INFLATION ON DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Introduction Decreased productivity in developing countries is a prevalent problem that has existed for ages. According to Bryan and Morten (2019), the reduced output is mainly responsible for higher unit costs, diminishing wages, stunted economic growth, and decreased profits and trade performance. Productivity is a financial term used as a performance measurement by countries or firms. Without productivity, business entities and firms would make losses, which is not one of the organization’s strategic goals. Perhaps the most crucial question that should provide insights into this study is why developing countries have continued lagging behind productivity. Rampant corruption is one of the reasons for the problem above. Economic crimes take away resources designated