This statistic shows bribery rates around the world as of 2013. In a survey conducted between September 2012 and March 2013 in 95 countries around the world, people were asked if they or anyone living in their household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months to any of selected official institutions (education system; judicial system; medical and health services; police; registry and permit services; utilities; tax; land services). In 2013, Sierra Leone topped the list. 84 percent of that countries' respondents stated that they had paid a bribe in the last 12 months.
Have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months?
During the survey the question was posed as followes:
A: In the past 12 months, have you or anyone living in your household had a contact or contacts with one of the following:
1 – Education system
2 – Judicial system
3 – Medical and health services
4 – Police
5 – Registry and permit services
6 – Utilities
7 – Tax
8 – Land services
B: If yes to A, in your contact or contacts have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months?
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Transparency International. (July 9, 2013). Have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262073/global-corruption-barometer-bribery-rates-around-the-world/
Transparency International. "Have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months?." Chart. July 9, 2013. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262073/global-corruption-barometer-bribery-rates-around-the-world/
Transparency International. (2013). Have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262073/global-corruption-barometer-bribery-rates-around-the-world/
Transparency International. "Have You or Anyone Living in Your Household Paid a Bribe in Any Form in The past 12 Months?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262073/global-corruption-barometer-bribery-rates-around-the-world/
Transparency International, Have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262073/global-corruption-barometer-bribery-rates-around-the-world/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Have you or anyone living in your household paid a bribe in any form in the past 12 months? [Graph], Transparency International, July 9, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262073/global-corruption-barometer-bribery-rates-around-the-world/
