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Comparison of countries
USA
Georgia
Indices
Overall Score:
65 out of 100
Rank:
28 out of 180
Rank:
1 out of 141
Overall Score:
69 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,70 out of 1
Rank:
26 out of 142
Overall Score:
82 out of 150
Rank:
78 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,81 out of 10
Rank:
6 out of 119
Overall Score:
53 out of 100
Rank:
53 out of 180
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,60 out of 1
Rank:
49 out of 142
Overall Score:
93 out of 150
Rank:
54 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,56 out of 10
Rank:
29 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
UN
GRECO
USA
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • 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
  • 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.
  • G20 Presidency in 2008 (Washington) and in 2009 (Pittsburg).
  • The documents adopted under the US Presidency are available here (Washington) and here (Pittsburg).
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2000.
Georgia
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2015.
Main Legislation
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).

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).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
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).

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

  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 (site created but currently unavailable)
    (სახელმწიფო უსაფრთხოების სამსახურის ანტიკორუფციულმა სააგენტომ), (Georgian/English);

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

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

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