Bribes paid in Afghanistan

The United Nations Office on Crime and Drugs reported that Afghans paid up to $2.5 Billion in bribes in 2009.

The average amount paid in bribes was $160, and that half of all Afghans paid at least one bribe to a public official within the  year.

Source:  Alex Rodriguez, “Corruption robs Afghans of a quarter of nation’s GDP, report says,” Los Angeles Times, January 20, 2010.

Tagged as: Afghanistan, Corruption