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Comparison of countries
Germany
USA
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Overall Score:
80 out of 100
Rank:
10 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
7 out of 141
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
8,21 out of 10
Rank:
15 out of 114
The Rule of Law Index 2021
Overall Score:
0,84 out of 1
Rank:
5 out of 139
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
54 out of 150
Rank:
125 out of 136
Open Budget 2021
Overall Score:
73 out of 100
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2021
Overall Score:
67 out of 100
Rank:
27 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
1 out of 141
The Rule of Law Index 2021
Overall Score:
0,69 out of 1
Rank:
27 out of 139
Open Budget 2021
Overall Score:
76 out of 100
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
83 out of 150
Rank:
74 out of 136
Index of Public Integrity
Overall Score:
8,83 out of 10
Rank:
6 out of 114
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
FATF
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
Germany
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2014.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The 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 2017.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The 5 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 2017.
  • The documents adopted under Germany’s Presidency are available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
USA
The United Nations (UN)
  • 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. The self-assessment checklist under the second cycle 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 forth 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
Germany

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 263, 265c-265e, 298-301, 331-337
    (Strafgesetzbuch: § 263, 265c-265e, 298-301, 331-338), (German), (English);

  2. Act on Regulatory Offences, Section 30
    (Ordnungswidrigkeitengesetz), (German), (English);

  3. Act on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
    (Gesetz zu dem Übereinkommen vom 17. Dezember 1997 über die Bekämpfung der Bestechung ausländischer Amtsträger im internationalen Geschäftsverkehr), (German), (English);

  4. Law on Civil Servants in the Federal States​
    (Gesetz zur Regelung des Statusrechts der Beamtinnen und Beamten in den Ländern), (German);

  5. Law on Federal Civil Service
    (Bundesbeamtengesetz), (German).

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).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Germany

  1. Federal Criminal Police Office
    (Bundeskriminalamt), (German).

USA

  1. Department of Justice, (English);

  2. Securities and Exchange Commission, (English);

  3. Office of Government Ethics, (English);

  4. Interagency Ethics Council, (English);

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

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