HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Kazakhstan
Spain
Indices
Overall Score:
39 out of 100
Rank:
93 out of 180
Rank:
78 out of 141
Overall Score:
63 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,53 out of 1
Rank:
65 out of 142
Overall Score:
60 out of 150
Rank:
118 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,14 out of 10
Rank:
61 out of 119
Overall Score:
60 out of 100
Rank:
36 out of 180
Rank:
29 out of 141
Overall Score:
54 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,72 out of 1
Rank:
24 out of 142
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
96 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,72 out of 10
Rank:
24 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Kazakhstan
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2008.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2020.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The second evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2013.
SCO
Spain
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2010.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Main Legislation
Kazakhstan
  1. Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Articles 218, 250, 253, 361, 364, 366-368, 417
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 218, 250, 253, 361, 364, 366-368, 417), (Russian);

  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Kazakhstan of July 5, 2014 No. 235-V ZRK: Chapter 34 «Administrative Corruption Offences»
    (Кодекс Республики Казахстан об административных правонарушениях от 5 июля 2014 г. № 235-V ЗРК, Глава 34 - Административные коррупционные правонарушения), (Russian);

  3. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 18, 2015 No. 410-V ZRK «On Countering Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Казахстан от 18 ноября 2015 г. №410-V ЗРК «О противодействии коррупции»), (Russian);

  4. Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan of November 23, 2015 No. 416-V ZRK «On Civil Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan»
    (Закон Республики Казахстан от 23 ноября 2015 г. № 416-V ЗРК «О государственной службе Республики Казахстан»), (Russian);

  5. Decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan of December 29, 2015 No. 153 «On the Measures for Further Improvement of Ethical Norms and Rules of Conduct of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (with the Code of Ethics of Civil Servants of the Republic of Kazakhstan)
    (Указ Президента Республики Казахстан от 29 декабря 2015 г. № 153 «О мерах по дальнейшему совершенствованию этических норм и правил поведения государственных служащих Республики Казахстан»), (Russian).

Spain
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Title XIII, Chapter XI, Section 4 – Corruption in Business, Articles 31bis-31quinquies
    (Codigo Penal: Artículos 419-431, 439, 441, 442, Titulo XIII, Сapítulo XI, Sección 4  Delitos de corrupción en los negocios, Artículos 31bis-31quinquies​), (Spanish);

  2. Law on Civil Service, Division III, Chapter VIII
    (Ley articulada de Funcionarios Civiles del Estado: Titulo III, Capitulo VIII), (Spanish);

  3. Organic Law of December 26, 1984 No. 53/1984 «On Restrictions on Part-Time Work on Civil Servants»
    (Ley Orgánica 53/84, de 26 de diciembre, de Incompatibilidades del personal al servicio de las Administraciones Públicas), (Spanish);

  4. Law of March 30, 2015 «On the Duties of Persons Occupying Highest Positions in Public Administration»
    (Ley 3/2015, de 30 de marzo, reguladora del ejercicio del alto cargo de la Administración General del Estado), (Spanish);

  5. Law of February 20, 2023 «On the Protection of Persons Who Report Regulatory Offences and the Fight against Corruption»
    (Ley 2/2023, de 20 de febrero, reguladora de la protección de las personas que informen sobre infracciones normativas y de lucha contra la corrupción), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Kazakhstan
  1. National Anti-Corruption Agency
    (Сыбайлас жемқорлыққа қарсы іс-қимыл ұлттық агенттігі), (Kazakh/Russian/English).

Spain
  1. Special Prosecutor’s Office for Countering Corruption and Organized Crime
    (Fiscalía Especial contra la Corrupción y el Crimen Organizado), (Spanish);

  2. Office for Conflicts of Interest
    (Oficina de Conflictos de Intereses)(Spanish).

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