This statistic shows the global perception of the extent of undue influence of government in OECD countries in 2013. The survey was conducted between September 2012 and March 2013 in 107 countries around the world. In 2013, 64 percent of respondents in the United States stated that the government is run to a 'large extent' or 'entirely' by a few big interests looking out for themselves.
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Percentage of respondents from OECD countries who think that their government is run by a few big interests in 2013
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Transparency International. (July 9, 2013). Percentage of respondents from OECD countries who think that their government is run by a few big interests in 2013 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/262109/public-perception-of-the-extent-of-undue-influence-of-government-in-oecd-countries/
Transparency International. "Percentage of respondents from OECD countries who think that their government is run by a few big interests in 2013." Chart. July 9, 2013. Statista. Accessed May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262109/public-perception-of-the-extent-of-undue-influence-of-government-in-oecd-countries/
Transparency International. (2013). Percentage of respondents from OECD countries who think that their government is run by a few big interests in 2013. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/262109/public-perception-of-the-extent-of-undue-influence-of-government-in-oecd-countries/
Transparency International. "Percentage of Respondents from Oecd Countries Who Think That Their Government Is Run by a Few Big Interests in 2013." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jul 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262109/public-perception-of-the-extent-of-undue-influence-of-government-in-oecd-countries/
Transparency International, Percentage of respondents from OECD countries who think that their government is run by a few big interests in 2013 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/262109/public-perception-of-the-extent-of-undue-influence-of-government-in-oecd-countries/ (last visited May 31, 2025)
Percentage of respondents from OECD countries who think that their government is run by a few big interests in 2013 [Graph], Transparency International, July 9, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/262109/public-perception-of-the-extent-of-undue-influence-of-government-in-oecd-countries/
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