HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
El Salvador
South Africa
Indices
Overall Score:
31 out of 100
Rank:
126 out of 180
Rank:
97 out of 141
Overall Score:
41 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
108 out of 142
Overall Score:
120 out of 150
Rank:
12 out of 140
Overall Score:
41 out of 100
Rank:
83 out of 180
Rank:
46 out of 141
Overall Score:
86 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,57 out of 1
Rank:
56 out of 142
Overall Score:
118 out of 150
Rank:
16 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
31 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
BRICS
AU
El Salvador
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2016.
South Africa
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2007.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 2003.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2011.
  • Holds BRICS Presidency in 2023.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2005.
Main Legislation
El Salvador

1. Constitution: Article 240
(Constitución: Artículo 240), (Spanish);

2. Criminal Code: Article 38 – Legal Persons Liability, Articles 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336
(Código Penal: Artículo 38 – Actuar por Otro, Artículos 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336), (Spanish);

3. Law on Civil Service: Articles 31, 32
(Ley de Servicio Civil: Artículos 31, 32), (Spanish);

4. Law on the Unjust Enrichment of Public Servants
(Ley Sobre el Enriquecimiento Ilicito de Funcionarios y Empleados Publicos), (Spanish);

5. Law on the Government Ethics
(Ley de Ética Gubernamental), (Spanish);

6. Special Law on the Extinction of Ownership and the Administration of Assets of Illicit Origin or Destination
(Ley Especial De Extinciónde Dominio Y De La Administraciónde Los Bienes De Origen O Destinaciónilícita), (Spanish);

7. Presidential Decree on Ethical Standards of Public Service
(Normas Éticas Para La Función Pública), (Spanish).

South Africa
  1. Public Service Act 103 of 1994, (English);

  2. Executive Members’ Ethics Act of 1998, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000, (English);

  4. Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004, (English);

  5. Public Service Amendment Act 30 of 2007, (English);

  6. Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 5 of 2017, (English);

  7. Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests for Assembly and Permanent Council Members, (English);

  8. Public Service Regulations, (English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
El Salvador

1. Office of the Prosecutor General
(Fiscalia General de la República), (Spanish);

2. Integrity Division of the Supreme Court of Justice
(Sección de Probidad de la Corte Suprema de Justicia), (Spanish).

South Africa
  1. Investigating Directorate, (English);

  2. Public Service Commission, (English);

  3. Special Investigating Unit, (English);

  4. Special Tribunal, (English).

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