In a survey carried out in 2021, 16 percent of respondents in Guatemala said that they had been asked or had to pay a bribe in different interactions with police authorities. The number is slightly lower for those who experienced the same by public officials.
Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Guatemala in 2021
The source does not specify the number of respondents.
Respondents were asked the following questions:
"Has a police officer asked you for a bribe in the last twelve months?
In the last twelve months, did any government employee ask you for a bribe?"
The source specifies that the answers to these questions were converted to an index, based on which the percentage of respondents who were victims of bribery was calculated.
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Vanderbilt University. (May 13, 2022). Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Guatemala in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068205/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-guatemala/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Guatemala in 2021." Chart. May 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068205/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-guatemala/
Vanderbilt University. (2022). Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Guatemala in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068205/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-guatemala/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of Respondents Who Were Asked or Had to Pay a Bribe in The Last 12 Months in Guatemala in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068205/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-guatemala/
Vanderbilt University, Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Guatemala in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068205/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-guatemala/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Guatemala in 2021 [Graph], Vanderbilt University, May 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068205/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-guatemala/