Groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Panama 2018

During a survey conducted in 2018, approximately 54 percent of respondents in Panama said that all or almost all members of the country's presidential staff were involved in corruption. Meanwhile, half of the Panamanians surveyed stated that practically all the members of the National Assembly were involved in acts of corruption. The approval rates of Panamanian presidents have been oscillating recently.

Main social and political groups involved in corruption according to public opinion in Panama in 2018, by type

Characteristic	Share of respondents
The president and her/his staff	54%
Congress members	50%
City council members	45%
Judges	40%
The police	37%
Taxation authority staff	35%
Public servants	34%
Businesspeople	32%
Religious leaders	23%

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Release date

November 2018

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Region

Panama

Survey time period

June 15 to August 2, 2018

Number of respondents

1,000 respondents

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

This question was phrased by the source as follows: "Cuántos de los siguientes grupos de personas piensa Ud. que están involucradas en actos de corrupción o no tiene suficiente información para opinar? ¿Ninguno, algunos, casi todos o todos?". This stat features the sum of all those who answered "casi todos" and "todos".
The wording chosen for this statistic may differ slightly from the original.

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