During a survey conducted in 2018, approximately 54 percent of respondents in Panama said that all or almost all members of the country's presidential staff were involved in corruption. Meanwhile, half of the Panamanians surveyed stated that practically all the members of the National Assembly were involved in acts of corruption. The approval rates of Panamanian presidents have been oscillating recently.
Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Panama in 2018, by type
Characteristic
Share of respondents
The president and her/his staff
54%
Congress members
50%
City council members
45%
Judges
40%
The police
37%
Taxation authority staff
35%
Public servants
34%
Businesspeople
32%
Religious leaders
23%
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents54%54%50%50%45%45%40%40%37%37%35%35%34%34%32%32%23%23%The president and her/his staffCongress membersCity council membersJudgesThe policeTaxation authority staffPublic servantsBusinesspeopleReligious leaders
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This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Cuántos de los siguientes grupos de personas piensa Ud. que están involucradas en actos de corrupción o no tiene suficiente información para opinar? ¿Ninguno, algunos, casi todos o todos?". This stat features the sum of all those who answered "casi todos" and "todos".
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (November 9, 2018). Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Panama in 2018, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 01, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062753/panama-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2018). Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Panama in 2018, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 01, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1062753/panama-groups-involved-corruption-public-opinion/
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