Posted on 16 November 2021
Transparency International’s Global Corruption Barometer (GCB) is the only worldwide public survey on people’s views and experience of corruption; whether they feel corruption is on the rise, and what they think are the most urgent problems.
In 2021, the first-ever cross Pacific Corruption Barometer was conducted in ten Pacific countries and territories. Over 6,000 people were interviewed in the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu.
KEY FINDINGS
- Corruption is frequently a problem in both government and business throughout the Pacific
- Many government-business relationships lack integrity
- Corrupt officials often go unpunished
- Corruption in public services is common
- Uneven access to public services drives corruption
- Political integrity is low, particularly around elections
- Sexual extortion - or sextortion - is a very concerning issue
- People support their Governments’ anti corruption efforts
- Citizens believe they can help stop corruption
The Global Corruption Barometer Pacific 2021 is available here.