- Nearly six in 10 Tanzanians (58%) say the government is handling the fight against corruption “fairly well” or “very well.” About one-third (32%) think the government is doing a poor job on this front (Figure 1).
- One-third (33%) of citizens say corruption increased over the past year, a 6- percentage-point decline compared to 2022 (Figure 2). o About the same share (31%) believe that corruption decreased, while 25% say it has stayed the same.
- Despite majority approval of the government’s handling of corruption, three-quarters (75%) of Tanzanians say citizens “risk retaliation or other negative consequences” if they report corruption. Only 20% believe that people can report corruption without fear (Figure 3).
- Public perceptions of corruption in key government institutions in Tanzania are significantly lower than a decade ago (Table 1). o Three in 10 respondents (30%) say that “most” or “all” police officers are involved in corruption, down from 50% in 2014. o Perceptions of widespread corruption among tax officials (17%) and judges/magistrates (18%) have dropped by about half compared to 2014 but have risen somewhat between 2021 and 2024. o About one in 12 citizens (8%) say that “most” or “all” members of Parliament are corrupt, down from 21% in 2014. o Only 5% of respondents report widespread corruption in the president’s office, compared to 15% in 2014. o Perceptions of widespread corruption among local government councils have dropped by more than half since 2014, from 25% to 10%.
A majority of Tanzanians approve of their government’s handling of the fight against corruption, the latest Afrobarometer survey shows.
However, about one-third say that corruption has increased, and a majority say people risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they report corruption to the authorities.
The proportion of Tanzanians who see widespread corruption in key public institutions has declined significantly over the past decade.
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