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Headline data

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
Year Value
2020-2021 10.81437521

Source: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Percentage

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Johannesburg statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from City of Johannesburg statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other City of Johannesburg-specific metadata information.

Indicator

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
Definition and concepts

Answered yes to “Have you ever been asked to pay a bribe to a government official, traffic cop, policeman or other public servant?” and “Has this happened to you in the last 12 months?” In the QoL survey
Unit of measure

Percentage
Data sources

Quality of Life Survey
Data providers

Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)
Comment and limitations

Only for 1 year
Method of computation

q7_14_recent_bribe / total respondents
Comparability/deviation from international standards

Original SDG Indicator
Data last updated Jun 20, 2023
Metadata last updated Jun 20, 2023

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

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
Target

Target 16.5: Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms
Metadata update

2023-03-31
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Related indicators

Indicator 16.5.2: Proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months

Indicator 16.4.1: Total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows (in current United States dollars)
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