Marginal improvement in bribery index

The Zambia Bribe Payer’s Index published in March 2023 found a slight reduction in the levels of bribe seeking.The survey is conducted by Transparency International Zambia and the Anti-Corruption Commission. In 2022, an individual seeking a service from 22 public institutions had a 10.1% likelihood of being asked for a bribe by a public officer, which was a marginal decrease of 0.8 percentage points compared to 2019.There is a focus on public procurement because it makes up 15% of GDP.The least likelihood of being asked for a bribe is in the Ministry of Finance and National Planning (0.3%); ZRA – Tax (0.9%); National Pension Scheme Authority (1.0%); ZRA – Customs (1.1%); Immigration Department (1.1%); and the Patents and Companies Registration Agency (1.2%).Out on the roads bribery is most likely to be encountered in the Zambia Police Service (55%); Road Transport and Safety Agency (29.2%); Zambia Police Service – traffic section (24.5%); Zesco (power utility) (21.1%); local authorities (councils) (20.4%); Ministry of Education (19.2%); and health services (hospital, clinic, health centre) (18 . 5%) .The incidence of bribery has, however, dropped since 2019 in the traffic department, police service, national registration office, customs, education, local authorities and the passport office.