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Comparison of countries
Georgia
USA
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
53 out of 100
Rank:
49 out of 180
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,60 out of 1
Rank:
48 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
54 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
7,56 out of 10
Rank:
29 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2023
Overall Score:
69 out of 100
Rank:
24 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
1 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
69 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2023
Overall Score:
0,70 out of 1
Rank:
26 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
83 out of 150
Rank:
77 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
8,81 out of 10
Rank:
6 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
Georgia
The United Nations (UN)
  • Accessed the UN Convention against Corruption in 2008.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2008.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2003.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2015.
USA
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2000.
  • 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 fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here. 
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1998.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Group of Twenty (G20)
  • G20 Presidency in 2008 (Washington) and in 2009 (Pittsburg).
  • The documents adopted under the US Presidency are available here (Washington) and here (Pittsburg).
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2000.
Main Legislation
Georgia

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 203, 220, 221, 332, 337-340, Articles 1071-1077 – Criminal Liability of Legal Persons 
    (საქართველოს სისხლის სამართლის კოდექსი: მუხლი 203, 220, 221, 332, 337-340, მუხლი 1071-1077 – იურიდიული პირის სისხლისსამართლებრივი პასუხისმგებლობა), (Georgian/Russian/English);

  2. Law of Georgia on Combating Corruption
    (კორუფციის წინააღმდეგ ბრძოლის შესახებ), (Georgian/Russian/English);

  3. Law of Georgia on Public Service
    (საჯარო სამსახურის შესახებ), (Georgian/Russian/English);

  4. Decree of the Government of Georgia on the Definition of General Rules of Ethics and Conduct in State Bodies
    (საჯარო დაწესებულებაში ეთიკისა და ქცევის ზოგადი წესების განსაზღვრის შესახებ), (Georgian).

USA

  1. 18 US Code: Chapter 11 - Bribery, Graft, and Conflicts of Interest, (English);

  2. 18 US Code: Chapter 31 – Embezzlement and theft, Section 666 – Theft or bribery concerning programs receiving Federal funds, (English);

  3. 5 US Code Appendix: Ethics in Government Act of 1978, (English);

  4. 5 Code of Federal Regulations: Chapter XVI – Office of Government Ethics, (English);

  5. 15 US Code, Anti-Bribery and Books and Records Provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, (English);

  6. 18 US Сode: Chapter 96 - Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, (English);

  7. Section 5101 - Prohibition of Demand for Bribe, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, (English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Georgia

  1. Anti-Corruption Council of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia
    (ანტიკორუფციული საბჭო), (Georgian/English);

  2. Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
    (ფინანსთა სამინისტროს საგამოძიებო სამსახური), (Georgian/English);

  3. Anti-Corruption Agency, State Security Service of Georgia
    (სახელმწიფო უსაფრთხოების სამსახურის ანტიკორუფციულმა სააგენტომ), (Georgian/English);

  4. Civil Service Bureau
    (საჯარო სამსახურის ბიურო), (Georgian/English);

  5. Anti-Corruption Bureau
    (ანტიკორუფციული ბიურო), (Georgian/English).

USA

  1. Department of Justice, (English);

  2. Securities and Exchange Commission, (English);

  3. Office of Government Ethics, (English);

  4. Interagency Ethics Council, (no official website);

  5. Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, (English).

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