New GSS Data Shows Bribery And Corruption Declined, But Police MTTD Tops List
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has released new data from the Governance Series Wave 2 report, which presents a complex picture of citizens’ interactions with public officials in the first half of 2025.
According to the GSS report, bribery and corruption have declined, yet the Police MTTD tops the list as the findings indicate that 14.3% of Ghanaians gave a gift or money to public officials to access essential services.
The report shows that money remains the most common form of gift that was given to public officials, rather than those in kind, which were few, especially among females.
During an engagement with the media and other stakeholders on the dissemination of the Governance Series Wave 2 report in commemoration of the 2025 African Statistics Day, Mr Richard Sackey, the Ashanti Regional Statistician described the findings as a call to action and urged policymakers to respond with data-driven strategies.
Speaking on the theme “Leveraging innovations in data and statistics to promote a just, peaceful and prosperous society for Africans”, he emphasised the need for all stakeholders to contribute their quota in ensuring that the country becomes a bribery and corruption-free nation.
Mr Richard Sackey continues that, another aspect of the report that was improved was the inclusion in decision-making as more people respond showing how they feel they have a say in decision-making, especially young people, older adults, and those with difficulty performing an activity, which shows a sign of progress being made towards ensuring transparency.
The Ashanti Regional Statistician stressed that the Governance Series Wave would be done every 6 months to ascertain if there has been any progress in bribery and corruption, and other areas or if there still needs to be more room for improvement.
Mr Richard Sackey explained that the code mandate of the Ghana Statistical Service is to conduct research and analysis of data and bring the report for all ascertain and find a solution to it.
Therefore, the findings on the Governance Series Wave 1 and 2 show how public institutions are performing in terms of bribery and corruption, and how to use this evidence to drive reforms in the fight against corruption.
He urged public institutions which were affected to refrain from such acts and ensure they do the needful as time goes on. Urging the public to also resist paying bribes as reports indicate that some individuals voluntarily offer public officials gifts without them demanding, which all contribute to these acts of bribery and corruption in the country.
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