In a survey carried out in 2021, between 25 to 26 percent of respondents in Mexico said that they had been asked or had to pay a bribe in different interactions with public authorities (police officers and/or government employees). That year, the share of respondents who claimed to be victims of bribery by a public official in Mexico was one percentage point higher than those asked by a police officer.
Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Mexico in 2021
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Vanderbilt University. (May 13, 2021). Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Mexico in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067112/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-mexico/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Mexico in 2021." Chart. May 13, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067112/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-mexico/
Vanderbilt University. (2021). Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Mexico in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067112/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-mexico/
Vanderbilt University. "Share of Respondents Who Were Asked or Had to Pay a Bribe in The Last 12 Months in Mexico in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067112/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-mexico/
Vanderbilt University, Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Mexico in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067112/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-mexico/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Share of respondents who were asked or had to pay a bribe in the last 12 months in Mexico in 2021 [Graph], Vanderbilt University, May 13, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1067112/people-experiences-bribery-public-services-mexico/