Papua New Guinean Understandings of Corruption: Insights from a nine-province survey

This report sheds light on what Papua New Guineans think about corruption and anti-corruption efforts. It does so by presenting data from a survey into citizens understandings of corruption conducted during 2010 and 2011 by Transparency International Papua New Guinea. We interviewed over 1800 rural and urban citizens across nine provinces and asked them about definitions, causes, and reporting of corruption, and their perceptions of the effectiveness of organisations in addressing corruption. In addition, we asked respondents to evaluate scenarios that might be considered corrupt, as well as a variety of statements about corruption, trust, democracy, the legal system and leadership. For a long time there has been little evidence of what Papua New Guineans think about corruption. Building on findings from qualitative research undertaken by Transparency International Papua New Guinea in 2008, this report aims to in a small way help address this gap.