2. Public perceptions of corruption The public in Zimbabwe were asked about their perceptions of corruption in their home country. The survey captures views on whether people feel that overall corruption levels have increased or decreased in recent years. People were also asked to rate the extent of corruption in different institutions, enabling the key institutions where corruption was perceived to be greatest to be identified. How has the level of corruption changed in the last three years? FIGURE 1: % of people asked, in the past three years, how has the level of corruption in this country changed? Increased Stayed the same Decreased 55% 18% 27% To what extent do you perceive the following institutions to be corrupt? FIGURE 2: On a scale of 1-5, where 1 means not at all corrupt and 5 means extremely corrupt, to what extent do you perceive the following institutions to be corrupt? 5 4 3 2 ) ns sa rg a ta l  o en m ni s  ou lig i Re rn ve ‐g o on (n s  O tio di bo ys  s at io n uc Ed Bu NG 5 es   te m ry M ilit a ct or te   riv a s/  P s in es ia of fic se M ed ia ry cia di nt s Ju iv i l  s eg ls /  C t/  L er va la tu re is ar tie s  p bl ic   Pu Pa rli a m en Po liti c al Po lic e 1