Majority of 2024 corruption cases come from private sector

Only 9% are public sector cases.

The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB)  revealed that the majority of corruption cases registered for investigation were from the private sector (91%), whilst only 9% were public sector cases.

Seven public sector cases were registered in 2024, which was fewer than the annual average (11 cases) of the preceding four years.

Of the 68 private sector cases, 12 cases (18%) involved public sector employees rejecting bribes offered by private sector individuals. This was higher than the annual average (9 cases) of the preceding four years.

For the year, 133 individuals were prosecuted in Court for offences investigated by CPIB. Of these, 96% (128) were private sector individuals while the remaining 4% (5) were public sector employees.

In 2024, CPIB received 177 corruption-related reports, an 18% decrease from the 215 corruption-related reports received in 2023.

Of these 177 reports, CPIB registered 75 reports as new cases for investigation. This constituted 42% of the total number of corruption-related reports received in 2024, an increase of 7% compared to the average of the preceding 4 years (35%).

CPIB treats all reports received seriously, regardless of whether the complainant is named or anonymous. Of the 177 corruption-related reports received in 2024, 61 (34%) were anonymous. Of the 75 cases registered for investigation in 2024, 17 (23%) were anonymous.