The 2017 Global Corruption Barometer gives evidence about corruption in Myanmar.
Overall, 60% of people in Myanmar think that corruption has stayed the same or increased since the NLD took power. 38% think the NLD is handling corruption badly or very badly.
Participants believed that the most corrupt people in Myanmar are:
- Police – 47% believed that most or all are corrupt
- Judges – 40% believed that most or all are corrupt
- Tax officials – 30% believed that most or all are corrupt
- Government officials – 26% believed that most or all are corrupt
- Township-level elected officials – 22% believed that most or all are corrupt
- President’s office officials – 20% believed that most or all are corrupt
- Business leaders – 20% believed that most or all are corrupt
- MPs – 17% believed that most or all are corrupt
- Religious leaders – 2% believed that most or all are corrupt
Of participants:
- 49% paid a bribe to the police
- 40% paid a bribe in relation to their ID cards
- 39% paid a bribe in a court
- 21% paid a bribe in a hospital
- 20% paid a bribe for their utilities
- 16% paid a bribe in a government school
62% of participants said that ordinary people cannot do anything to stop corruption. When asked for the reason why they did not report the bribe:
- 29% said that nothing would be done
- 24% said that they would be afraid of the consequences
- 16% said that they do not know who to report the bribe to, or how
- 12% said that corruption is normal
However, 70% of participants did say that they would be happy to spend a whole day in court to give evidence in a corruption case.
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