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Indicator 16.5.1: Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months

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Proportion of persons who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe

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Source: Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Living Standards Survey

Geographical Area: National

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

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Indicator available Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
Indicator description Proportion of persons who paid at least a bribe (gave a public official money, gift or did a public official favour) to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by these public officials, in the last 12 months, expressed as percentage of persons who had at least one contact with a public official in the same period.
Geographical coverage National
Unit of measurement Percentage (%)
Definitions Percentage of population in households who paid at least one bribe (gave a public official money, a gift) to a public official
Calculations Population living ing households who paid anything or offer something to ensure a favourable response to a complaint filed with a public security service divided by total population living in households and multiplied by 100
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Last updated 17-11-2018

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name Proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months
Indicator number 16.5.1
Target name Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
Target number 16.5
Global indicator description
UN designated tier 2
UN custodian agency UNODC
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Organisation Ghana Statistical Service, Ghana Living Standards Survey
Periodicity 5 years
Earliest available data 2013
Geographical coverage National
Link to data source National Data Archive (GSS) opens in a new window
Release date 2018
Next release 2023
Statistical classification Official Statistics
Contact details info@statsghana.gov.gh
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