Enterprise Survey 2003-2006-2010-2017, Panel Data

Ecuador, 2003 - 2017
Enterprise Surveys

World Bank

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Total Annual Informal Payment (_2006_2010_2017_j7b)

Data file: Ecuador_2003_2006_2010_2017

Overview

Valid: 75

Invalid: 1763

Type: Discrete

Decimal: 0

Width: 6

Range: -9 - 100000

Format: Numeric

Questions and instructions

Literal question

It is said that establishments are sometimes required to make gifts or informal payments to public officials to "get things done" with regard to customs, taxes, licenses, regulations, services etc. On average, what percentage of total annual sales, or estimated total annual value, do establishments like this one pay in informal payments or gifts to public officials for this purpose?
- Total annual informal payment

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
-9	Don't know (spontaneous)	6	8%
-8	Refusal (spontaneous)	0	0%
0	No payments or gifts are paid	39	52%
10		2	2.7%
20		1	1.3%
100		2	2.7%
250		1	1.3%
500		3	4%
1000		6	8%
2000		3	4%
2400		1	1.3%
3000		3	4%
3500		1	1.3%
4000		1	1.3%
5000		1	1.3%
10000		1	1.3%
20000		2	2.7%
50000		1	1.3%
100000		1	1.3%
Sysmiss		1763

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.

var_qstn_ivuinstr

Size of informal payments/gifts Informal payments are payments made to government officials that are unaudited and unreported. They are generally given to an official with the expectation that a service will be performed (such as granting a business license), a violation overlooked (such as violation of health regulation), or because the official threatens the business. Notice the wording (phrasing) of the question: it asks for the respondent to answer for establishments "like this one" rather than the establishment being interviewed.
Sensitive question, no clarification can be offered