Prevalence of bribery in Nigeria 2016-2019, by gender
According to a recent survey, men in Nigeria are more likely to pay a bribe to a public official or to be asked to pay a bribe by a public official. As of 2019, 35.2 percent of male respondents had paid a bribe in the last 12 months prior to the survey, whereas the share of women was around 24 percent. This represented a decrease for both men and women in the prevalence of bribery in Nigeria compared to 2016.
