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Corruption Cases by industry
Just as corruption is often observed to be particularly prominent in specific regions, certain industries are frequently
thought to be more susceptible to corrupt business practices than others. For example, the mining, oil and gas, and con-
struction industries all appear in the top five sectors for both bribery and state capture (two types of corrupt practices)
in Transparency International’s 2008 Bribe Payers Index. These three industries had three of the four highest rates of
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corruption cases in our study. More than 45% of the frauds that occurred in these industries, along with those in the
wholesale trade sector, involved some form of corruption.

corruption cases by Industry
industry Number of Cases Number of Corruption Cases percent of Corruption Cases
Mining 12 7 58.3%
Oil and Gas 57 31 54.4%
Wholesale Trade 42 20 47.6%
Construction 77 35 45.5%
Technology 65 28 43.1%
Manufacturing 193 75 38.9%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting 27 10 37.0%
Utilities 45 16 35.6%
Transportation and Warehousing 62 22 35.5%
Banking/Financial Services 298 101 33.9%
Insurance 91 30 33.0%
Government and Public Administration 176 57 32.4%
Communications/Publishing 16 5 31.3%
Healthcare 107 31 29.0%
Services (other) 88 25 28.4%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation 49 13 26.5%
Education 90 22 24.4%
Retail 119 26 21.8%
Telecommunications 37 8 21.6%
Real Estate 27 12 21.1%
Religious, Charitable or Social Services 41 6 14.6%
Services (professional) 51 6 11.8%

13 Transparency International, 2008 Bribe Payers Index (Berlin: Transparency International, 2008). http://www.transparency.org/content/download/39275/622457

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