In 2018/2019, around ** percent of survey respondents in Lebanon stated that they used wasta or personal connections in utility services. More than one third of people who used public services in the past year in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region used wasta.
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Transparency International. (December 11, 2019). Share of public users who have used wasta in utility services in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by country [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from /statistics/1207803/mena-wasta-usage-utility-service-by-country/
Transparency International. "Share of public users who have used wasta in utility services in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by country." Chart. December 11, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 27, 2026. /statistics/1207803/mena-wasta-usage-utility-service-by-country/
Transparency International. (2019). Share of public users who have used wasta in utility services in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by country. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 27, 2026. /statistics/1207803/mena-wasta-usage-utility-service-by-country/
Transparency International. "Share of Public Users Who Have Used Wasta in Utility Services in The past 12 Months in The Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by Country." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 11 Dec 2019, /statistics/1207803/mena-wasta-usage-utility-service-by-country/
Transparency International, Share of public users who have used wasta in utility services in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by country ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1207803/mena-wasta-usage-utility-service-by-country/ (last visited July 27, 2026)
Share of public users who have used wasta in utility services in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by country [Graph], Transparency International, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1207803/mena-wasta-usage-utility-service-by-country/
