In 2018/2019, around 31 percent of survey respondents from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stated that they used wasta or personal connections to get public services. More than one third of people who used public services in the past year in the region used wasta.
Share of public users who have used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by service
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Transparency International. (December 11, 2019). Share of public users who have used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by service [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 13, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1207790/mena-wasta-usage-rates-by-service/
Transparency International. "Share of public users who have used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by service." Chart. December 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1207790/mena-wasta-usage-rates-by-service/
Transparency International. (2019). Share of public users who have used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by service. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 13, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1207790/mena-wasta-usage-rates-by-service/
Transparency International. "Share of Public Users Who Have Used Wasta in The past 12 Months in The Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by Service." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Dec 2019, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1207790/mena-wasta-usage-rates-by-service/
Transparency International, Share of public users who have used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by service Statista, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1207790/mena-wasta-usage-rates-by-service/ (last visited November 13, 2024)
Share of public users who have used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by service [Graph], Transparency International, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1207790/mena-wasta-usage-rates-by-service/
