In a survey carried out in 2021, about five percent of respondents in El Salvador said that they had been asked or had to pay a bribe in different interactions with public authorities (police officers and/or government employees). Among Latin American countries, El Salvador ranked at the bottom of bribery victimization that year.
Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in El Salvador 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?"
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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 El Salvador in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068239/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-el-salvador/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in El Salvador in 2021." Chart. May 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068239/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-el-salvador/
Vanderbilt University. (2022). Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in El Salvador in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068239/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-el-salvador/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of Respondents Who Were Asked or Had to Pay a Bribe in The Last 12 Months in El Salvador in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068239/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-el-salvador/
Vanderbilt University, Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in El Salvador in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068239/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-el-salvador/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in El Salvador in 2021 [Graph], Vanderbilt University, May 13, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1068239/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-el-salvador/