# People and Corruption: Latin America and the Caribbean URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/global-corruption-barometer-people-and-corruption-latin-america-and-the-car Type: Publication or report Published: 2017-10-09 Updated: 2020-06-22 --- 09 October 2017 This new report from the Global Corruption Barometer series is based on surveys with over 22,000 citizens living in 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. We asked about first-hand experiences of bribery in public services and perceptions of the scale of corruption. Our report comes at a time when governments around the world are having to pay greater attention to tackling corruption as the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – an ambitious set of 17 global goals – calls on governments to “substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms” (Goal 16.5). ### Related publications ## [Ending Debt Secrecy: Recommendations to the G20 on Anti-Corruption in Sovereign Borrowing and Lending](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/ending-debt-secrecy-g20-recommendations) Publication • 04 September 2026 Recommendations to the G20 to strengthen transparency, accountability and integrity in sovereign borrowing and lending ## [Monitoring political finance: Compendium of citizen initiatives and good practices](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/monitoring-political-finance-compendium-of-citizen-initiatives-and-good-practices) Publication • 18 August 2026 This compendium aims to provide ideas for stakeholders interested in monitoring political finance. It presents seven monitoring and disclosure solutions from around the world,… ## [Whistleblowing Authorities in Europe: Roles, challenges and lessons learned](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/whistleblowing-authorities-in-europe-roles-challenges-and-lessons-learned) Publication • 19 June 2026 This report examines the institutional design, mandates and functioning of national whistleblowing authorities across Europe. ## [Strengthening Public Oversight: Good practices for partnerships between civil society and supreme audit institutions](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/strengthening-public-oversight-good-practices-for-partnerships-between-civil-society-and-supreme-audit-institutions) Publication • 29 May 2026 Stronger collaboration between Supreme Audit Institutions and Civil Society Organisations is needed for better public financial oversight. ## Priorities - [Judiciary and law enforcement](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/judiciary-and-law-enforcement) - [Political integrity](https://www.transparency.org/en/our-priorities/political-integrity) ## Countries - [Argentina](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/argentina) - [Belize](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/belize) - [Bolivia](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/bolivia) - [Brazil](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/brazil) - [Chile](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/chile) - [Colombia](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/colombia) - [Costa Rica](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/costa-rica) - [Dominican Republic](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/dominican-republic) - [Ecuador](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/ecuador) - [El Salvador](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/el-salvador) - [Guatemala](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/guatemala) - [Honduras](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/honduras) - [Jamaica](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/jamaica) - [Mexico](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/mexico) - [Nicaragua](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/nicaragua) - [Panama](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/panama) - [Paraguay](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/paraguay) - [Trinidad and Tobago](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/trinidad-and-tobago) - [Uruguay](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/uruguay) - [Venezuela](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/venezuela) ## Regions - [Americas](https://www.transparency.org/en/region/americas) ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2017_GCB_AMEpub_cover.png?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2017_GCB_AME_EN.pdf)