GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER

ASIA 2020

BANGLADESH
74% 8%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

24% 9%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

22%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 20%
Overall rate 24% 22% Members of Parliament 18%
Public schools 6% 19% Government officials 22%
Public clinics and health centres 13% 16% Local government officials 35%
Identity documents 21% 18% Police 30%
Utilities 22% 19% Judges and Magistrates 12%
Police 37% 25% Religious leaders 10%
Courts 27% 22% NGOs 11%
Business Executives 24%
Bankers 11%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED Army leaders 4%

IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?

IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Increased 40%
Decreased 47%
Stayed the same 11%
Don’t know 3%
Good 87%
Bad 11%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 2%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 82% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 13% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 3%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 2%
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ASIA 2020

CAMBODIA
33% 6%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

37% 5%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

6%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 7%
Overall rate 37% 6% Members of Parliament 6%
Public schools 18% 5% Government officials 8%
Public clinics and health centres 24% 1% Local government officials 9%
Identity documents 40% 6% Police 14%
Utilities 29% 5% Judges and Magistrates 11%
Police 38% 2% Religious leaders 4%
Courts* - - NGOs 3%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 4%
Bankers 2%
Army leaders 7%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 12% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 55%
Stayed the same 29%
Don’t know 4% Good 79%
Bad 18%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 2%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 68% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 18% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 13%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 2%
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ASIA 2020

CHINA
62% 7%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

28% 10%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

32%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 15%
Overall rate 28% 32% Members of Parliament 11%
Public schools 27% 29% Government officials 18%
Public clinics and health centres 26% 35% Local government officials 16%
Identity documents 18% 21% Police 16%
Utilities 17% 21% Judges and Magistrates 12%
Police 23% 21% Religious leaders 12%
Courts* - - NGOs 17%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 24%
Bankers 16%
Army leaders 12%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 20% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 64%
Stayed the same 15%
Don’t know 1% Good 84%
Bad 16%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 0%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 58% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 27% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 15%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
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ASIA 2020

INDIA
89% 18%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

39% 11%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

46%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 42%
Overall rate 39% 46% Members of Parliament 42%
Public schools 22% 31% Government officials 41%
Public clinics and health centres 24% 35% Local government officials 46%
Identity documents 41% 42% Police 46%
Utilities 32% 37% Judges and Magistrates 20%
Police 42% 39% Religious leaders 36%
Courts 32% 38% NGOs 22%
Business Executives 29%
Bankers 15%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED Army leaders 10%

IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?

IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Increased 47%
Decreased 27%
Stayed the same 23%
Don’t know 3%
Good 63%
Bad 34%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 3%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 56% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 33% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 9%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 2%
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ASIA 2020

INDONESIA
92% 26%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

30% 18%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

36%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 20%
Overall rate 30% 36% Members of Parliament 51%
Public schools 22% 32% Government officials 45%
Public clinics and health centres 10% 19% Local government officials 48%
Identity documents 31% 36% Police 33%
Utilities 13% 28% Judges and Magistrates 24%
Police 41% 27% Religious leaders 7%
Courts* - - NGOs 19%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 25%
Bankers 17%
Army leaders 8%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 49% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 15%
Stayed the same 33%
Don’t know 3% Good 65%
Bad 33%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 2%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 59% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 12% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 28%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 1%
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ASIA 2020

JAPAN
84% 3%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

2% 2%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

4%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 39%
Overall rate 2% 4% Members of Parliament 42%
Public schools 2% 6% Government officials 7%
Public clinics and health centres 2% 3% Local government officials 26%
Identity documents 0% 0% Police 10%
Utilities 4% 1% Judges and Magistrates 6%
Police 2% 0% Religious leaders 28%
Courts* - - NGOs 8%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 20%
Bankers 6%
Army leaders 7%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 36% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 6%
Stayed the same 56%
Don’t know 2% Good 24%
Bad 76%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 1%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 47% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 29% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 23%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 1%
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ASIA 2020

MALAYSIA
71% 7%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

13% 12%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

15%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 25%
Overall rate 13% 15% Members of Parliament 36%
Public schools 8% 12% Government officials 28%
Public clinics and health centres 5% 9% Local government officials 18%
Identity documents 9% 9% Police 30%
Utilities 11% 10% Judges and Magistrates 13%
Police 17% 13% Religious leaders 9%
Courts* - - NGOs 15%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 27%
Bankers 10%
Army leaders 9%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 39% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 32%
Stayed the same 27%
Don’t know 2% Good 67%
Bad 30%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 3%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 68% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 21% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 11%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
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ASIA 2020

MALDIVES
90% 18%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

2% 2%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

15%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 22%
Overall rate 2% 15% Members of Parliament 50%
Public schools 1% 11% Government officials 38%
Public clinics and health centres 1% 10% Local government officials 37%
Identity documents 1% 10% Police 26%
Utilities 1% 7% Judges and Magistrates 44%
Police 2% 9% Religious leaders 18%
Courts 1% 6% NGOs 17%
Business Executives 44%
Bankers 31%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED Army leaders 25%

IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?

IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Increased 53%
Decreased 15%
Stayed the same 24%
Don’t know 8%
Good 30%
Bad 53%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 17%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 56% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 33% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 6%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 5%
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ASIA 2020

MYANMAR
50% 3%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

20% 3%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

25%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 18%
Overall rate 20% 25% Members of Parliament 14%
Public schools 12% 19% Government officials 19%
Public clinics and health centres 17% 21% Local government officials 14%
Identity documents 27% 34% Police 33%
Utilities 4% 9% Judges and Magistrates 22%
Police 28% 20% Religious leaders 11%
Courts* - - NGOs 19%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 26%
Bankers 11%
Army leaders 21%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 35% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 45%
Stayed the same 19%
Don’t know 1% Good 93%
Bad 7%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 1%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 84% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 14% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 1%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
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ASIA 2020

MONGOLIA
69% 14%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

22% 17%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

29%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 32%
Overall rate 22% 29% Members of Parliament 56%
Public schools 27% 24% Government officials 30%
Public clinics and health centres 17% 28% Local government officials 29%
Identity documents 7% 15% Police 27%
Utilities 10% 18% Judges and Magistrates 42%
Police 9% 12% Religious leaders 10%
Courts* - - NGOs 15%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 32%
Bankers 23%
Army leaders 15%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 35% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 31%
Stayed the same 34%
Don’t know 0% Good 52%
Bad 48%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 0%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 59% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 36% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 4%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

NEPAL
84% 13%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

12% 7%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

29%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 50%
Overall rate 12% 29% Members of Parliament 43%
Public schools 7% 20% Government officials 43%
Public clinics and health centres 3% 26% Local government officials 40%
Identity documents 13% 20% Police 28%
Utilities 9% 18% Judges and Magistrates 24%
Police 12% 24% Religious leaders 23%
Courts* - - NGOs 27%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 35%
Bankers 13%
Army leaders 18%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 58% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 18%
Stayed the same 23%
Don’t know 1% Good 62%
Bad 37%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 1%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 68% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 32% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 0%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

PHILIPPINES
86% 28%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

19% 9%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

22%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 7%
Overall rate 19% 22% Members of Parliament 12%
Public schools 18% 20% Government officials 18%
Public clinics and health centres 12% 14% Local government officials 19%
Identity documents 15% 18% Police 13%
Utilities 21% 25% Judges and Magistrates 9%
Police 18% 21% Religious leaders 9%
Courts* - - NGOs 9%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 17%
Bankers 3%
Army leaders 8%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 24% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 64%
Stayed the same 13%
Don’t know 0% Good 85%
Bad 15%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 0%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 78% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 17% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 4%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 1%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

SOUTH KOREA
55% 8%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

10% 3%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

17%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 31%
Overall rate 10% 17% Members of Parliament 65%
Public schools 11% 17% Government officials 26%
Public clinics and health centres 6% 12% Local government officials 42%
Identity documents 7% 9% Police 23%
Utilities 14% 17% Judges and Magistrates 24%
Police 8% 11% Religious leaders 36%
Courts* - - NGOs 26%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 36%
Bankers 22%
Army leaders 30%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 17% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 43%
Stayed the same 40%
Don’t know 0% Good 45%
Bad 55%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 0%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 47% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 29% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 23%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 1%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

SRI LANKA
79% 17%
Think government
corruption is a Experienced sextortion or
big problem know someone who has

16%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

Overall rate 16% INSTITUTION

Public schools 13% President / Prime Minister 28%
Public clinics and health centres 5% Members of Parliament 44%
Identity documents 13% Government officials 32%
Utilities 11% Local government officials 40%
Police 24% Police 39%
Courts 12% Judges and magistrates 10%
Religious leaders 7%
NGOs 14%
Business executives 12%

HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED Bankers

Journalists
9%
10%
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS? School officials 21%
Disaster management officials 14%
Tax Officials 17%
Increased 52%
Decreased 19%
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Stayed the same 26%
Don’t know 3%
FIGHTING CORRUPTION?

Good 49%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Bad 46%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT Don’t know 5%

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 57% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 23% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 18%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 3%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

TAIWAN
90% 17%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

17% 6%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

14%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 24%
Overall rate 17% 14% Members of Parliament 17%
Public schools 5% 6% Government officials 19%
Public clinics and health centres 9% 9% Local government officials 20%
Identity documents 29% 28% Police 17%
Utilities 28% 23% Judges and Magistrates 15%
Police 67% 38% Religious leaders 10%
Courts* - - NGOs 14%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 17%
Bankers 15%
Army leaders 12%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 38% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 21%
Stayed the same 41%
Don’t know 0% Good 61%
Bad 39%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 0%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 39% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 34% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 27%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

THAILAND
88% 28%
Think government
corruption is a Offered bribes in
big problem exchange for votes

24% 15%
Paid a bribe for
public services in the Experienced sextortion or
previous 12 months* know someone who has

27%
Used personal connections
for public services in the *Based on people who used these
previous 12 months* public services in the previous 12 months.

BRIBERY AND PERSONAL

CONNECTION RATES* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

PERSONAL
BRIBERY CONNECTIONS INSTITUTION
President / Prime Minister 47%
Overall rate 24% 27% Members of Parliament 39%
Public schools 21% 23% Government officials 30%
Public clinics and health centres 10% 15% Local government officials 39%
Identity documents 16% 20% Police 37%
Utilities 25% 32% Judges and Magistrates 12%
Police 47% 37% Religious leaders 8%
Courts* - - NGOs 15%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business Executives 27%
Bankers 8%
Army leaders 33%
HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS?
IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
Increased 55% FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Decreased 14%
Stayed the same 30%
Don’t know 1% Good 26%
Bad 73%
CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Don’t know 1%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

AGAINST CORRUPTION?
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Yes 65% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
No 28% on corruption and bribery in Asia.
Neither yes nor no 7%
transparency.org/gcb/asia
Don’t know / refused to answer 0%
GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER
ASIA 2020

VIETNAM1
64% 3%
Think government
corruption is a problem Experienced sextortion or
or a serious problem know someone who has**

15%
*Based on people who used these public services
Paid a bribe for in the previous 12 months. Including traffic police,
public services in the the bribery rate for Vietnam would be 18%.
previous 12 months* ** Sextortion question in Vietnam refers to the last two years.

BRIBERY* CORRUPTION BY INSTITUTION*

*Based on people who used these public services in the previous 12 months. *Percentage who think that most or all people in these institutions are corrupt.

Overall rate 15% INSTITUTION

Public schools 11% President / Prime Minister 8%
Public clinics and health centres 11% Members of Parliament 6%
Identity documents 7% Government officials 10%
Utilities 4% Police 17%
Police 11% Judges and magistrates 7%
Courts* - Religious leaders 2%
*The contact rate for courts was too low to generalise for the entire population. Business owners 12%
Traditional leaders 3%
Provincial committee/ 8%

HAS CORRUPTION LEVEL CHANGED assembly members

Traffic police 25%
IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS? Tax officials 14%

Increased 39% IS THE GOVERNMENT DOING

Decreased 24%
A GOOD OR BAD JOB OF
FIGHTING CORRUPTION?
Stayed the same 29%
Don’t know 8%

CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE MAKE Good 46%

A DIFFERENCE IN THE FIGHT

Bad 43%
Stayed the same 5%
AGAINST CORRUPTION? Don’t know 5%

Yes 68%
With nearly 20,000 citizens surveyed
No 22% in 17 countries, the Global Corruption
Neither yes nor no 6% Barometer (GCB) is a comprehensive
public opinion survey of citizen views
Don’t know / refused to answer 5% on corruption and bribery in Asia.

transparency.org/gcb/asia
1 Any minor differences between the data reported here and in the Vietnam Corruption
Report are due to the exclusion of answer options such as “Don’t know” or “Refused”.