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Comparison of countries
Bulgaria
Costa Rica
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
43 out of 100
Rank:
76 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
106 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
79 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,56 out of 1
Rank:
59 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
58 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,11 out of 10
Rank:
41 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
58 out of 100
Rank:
42 out of 180
Capacity to Combat Corruption Index 2023
Overall Score:
6,76 out of 10
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
105 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
29 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
71 out of 150
Rank:
102 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
30 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
UN
OECD
OAS
Bulgaria
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 1999.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2001.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2000.
  • 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.
International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA)
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2011.
Costa Rica
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary 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 2017.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Organization of American States (OAS)
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Main Legislation
Bulgaria

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 282, 283, 283a, 301-307a
    (Наказателен кодекс: Чл. 282, 283, 283а, 301-307a), (Bulgarian);

  2. Law on Administrative Offenses and Penalties: Chapter 4 – Administrative penalties against legal entities and sole traders
    (Закон за административните нарушения и наказания: Глава четвърта – Административнонаказателни санкции спрямо юридически лица и еднолични търговци), (Bulgarian);

  3. Law on Civil Servants
    (Закона за държавния служител), (Bulgarian);

  4. Law on Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Assets
    (Закон за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);

  5. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Закон за защита на лицата, подаващи сигнали или публично оповестяващи информация за нарушения), (Bulgarian);

  6. Law on Combating Corruption
    (Закон за противодействие на корупцията), (Bulgarian);

  7. Code of Conduct for Public Officials
    (Кодекс за поведение на служителите в държавната администрация), (Bulgarian).

Costa Rica

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 324, 338, 347-355
    (Ley 4573, Código Penal: Artículos 324, 338, 347-355), (Spanish);

  2. Law No. 8422 «On Countering Corruption and Illicit Enrichment in Civil Service»
    (Ley 8422 contra la corrupción y el enriquecimeinto ilícito en la función pública), (Spanish);

  3. Law No. 9699 «On Liability of Legal Persons for Bribery, Transnational Bribery and other Crimes»
    (Ley 9699 Responsabilidad de las personas jurídicas sobre cohechos domésticos, soborno transnacional y otros delitos), (Spanish);

  4. Law No. 10437 «On Protecting of Whistleblowers and Witnesses of Corruption against Retaliation in the Workplace»
    (Ley 10437 de protección de las personas denunciantes y testigos de actos de corrupción contra represalias laborales), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Bulgaria
  1. National Council for Anti-Corruption Policy
    (Национален съвет по антикорупционни политики към министерския), (Bulgarian);
  2. Commission for Combating Corruption
    (Комисия за противодействие на корупцията), (Bulgarian);
  3. Commission for Confiscation of Illegall Property
    (Комисия за отнемане на незаконно придобитото имущество), (Bulgarian);
  4. General Directorate for Combating Organized Crime of the Ministries of the Interior
    (Главна дирекция борба с организираната престъпност Министерства на вътрешните работи), (Bulgarian).
Costa Rica

  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of Costa Rica
    (Procuraduría General de la República de Costa Rica), (Spanish).

 
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