* In 2020, the survey was conducted between October 26 and December 15.
The original question posed was: "In your opinion, which is the most important problem facing the country today?". This statistic shows the share of respondents who answered: "Corruption".
Survey participants were adults of voting age.
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Mexico: opinion on severity of corruption 2015-2020
In 2020, about 6.7 percent of survey respondents in Mexico thought that corruption was their country's main problem. This is the lowest value recorded since the beginning of the mentioned period. The share of Mexican respondents who are worried about corruption has significantly decreased in comparison to 2018, when only 14.1 percent of the people interviewed said corruption was the most serious issue the country faced.
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Corporación Latinobarómetro. (October 7, 2021). Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Mexico from 2015 to 2020 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 15, 2026, from /statistics/1067341/mexico-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Mexico from 2015 to 2020." Chart. October 7, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 15, 2026. /statistics/1067341/mexico-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. (2021). Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Mexico from 2015 to 2020. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 15, 2026. /statistics/1067341/mexico-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
Corporación Latinobarómetro. "Share of Respondents Who Think Corruption Is The Country's Main Problem in Mexico from 2015 to 2020." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 7 Oct 2021, /statistics/1067341/mexico-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
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Share of respondents who think corruption is the country's main problem in Mexico from 2015 to 2020 [Graph], Corporación Latinobarómetro, October 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1067341/mexico-opinion-corruption-main-problem/
