Target 16.4: Combat organized crime and illicit financial and arms flows
UN definition: "By 2030, significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime."
Illicit financial flows - SDG Indicator 16.4.1
Definition: Indicator 16.4.1 is the "total value of inward and outward illicit financial flows".
Goal: "Significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows" across all countries by 2030.
Seized or surrendered arms - SDG Indicator 16.4.2
Definition: Indicator 16.4.2 is the "proportion of seized, found or surrendered arms whose illicit origin or context has been traced or established by a competent authority".
Goal: "Strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets and combat all forms of organized crime" across all countries by 2030.
Target 16.5: Substantially reduce corruption and bribery
UN definition: "Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms."
Bribery prevalence - SDG Indicator 16.5.1
Definition: Indicator 16.5.1 is the "proportion of persons who had at least one contact with a public official and who paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials, during the previous 12 months".
Goal: "Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms" across all countries by 2030.
There is no defined target level for this indicator.
Bribery in business - SDG Indicator 16.5.2
Definition: Indicator 16.5.2 is the "proportion of businesses that had at least one contact with a public official and that paid a bribe to a public official, or were asked for a bribe by those public officials during the previous 12 months".
Bribery incidence is the percentage of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request across 6 public transactions dealing with utility access, permits, licenses, and taxes.
Goal: "Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms" across all countries by 2030.
There is no defined target level for this indicator.
