In 2018/2019, around ** percent of survey respondents in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region stated that they used wasta or personal connections because they would not have received the service otherwise. More than **** 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 used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by reason [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1207863/mena-share-of-people-using-wasta-by-reason/
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Transparency International. "Share of Public Users Who Used Wasta in The past 12 Months in The Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by Reason." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 11 Dec 2019, /statistics/1207863/mena-share-of-people-using-wasta-by-reason/
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Share of public users who used wasta in the past 12 months in the Middle East and North Africa in 2018/2019, by reason [Graph], Transparency International, December 11, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1207863/mena-share-of-people-using-wasta-by-reason/