Between 2017, when President João Lourenço took office, and 2022, Angola's ranking on Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index improved from 167th place to 116th. But corruption scandals involving senior police and judicial officials have continued to emerge. Findings from Afrobarometer's 2024 survey show that a growing number of Angolans think corruption is on the rise, particularly in public institutions such as the Presidency, Parliament, the public administration, and the national police. A majority rate the government's performance in the fight against corruption as insufficient.

Principais conclusões:

• A majority (54%) of Angolans say corruption in the country grew "somewhat" or "a lot" during the year preceding the survey, a remarkable 21-percentage-point increase compared to 2019.
• Nearly seven in 10 Angolans (68%) say the government is doing "fairly badly" or "very badly" on fighting corruption in government, a 14-point increase compared to 2019
• More than six in 10 Angolans (63%) believe that ordinary people risk retaliation or other negative consequences if they report corruption, a 9-point increase compared to 2019.
• Among those who sought selected public services during the previous year, more than half (55%) say they had to pay a bribe to get assistance from the police, 38% to avoid problems with the police, 48% to obtain a government document, and 31% to obtain medical care.
• Almost half (47%) of Angolans think that "most" or "all" police officers are involved in corruption. More than four in 10 (43%) say the same about officials in the Presidency, a 21-point increase compared to 2019.