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Comparison of countries
Germany
Belarus
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
75 out of 100
Rank:
15 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
7 out of 141
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,80 out of 10
Rank:
22 out of 119
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,83 out of 1
Rank:
5 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
55 out of 150
Rank:
126 out of 140
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
76 out of 100
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
33 out of 100
Rank:
114 out of 180
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
105 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
38 out of 150
Rank:
137 out of 140
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
FATF
UN
GRECO
BRICS
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.
Belarus
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2011 (membership ceased from May 1, 2024 following the denunciation of the Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption and the Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption).
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2007 and was denounced on January 18, 2024.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006 and was denounced on January 18, 2024.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The status of the evaluation report is confidential. The summary is available here.
BRICS
  • BRICS Member since 2024.
Main Legislation
Germany

  1. Criminal Code: Articles 108e, 108f, 263, 265c-265e, 298-301, 331-337
    (Strafgesetzbuch: § 108e, 108f, 263, 265c-265e, 298-301, 331-338), (German/English);

  2. Act on Regulatory Offences: Section 30 – Fines against Legal Entities and Associations of Persons
    (Ordnungswidrigkeitengesetz: § 30 - Geldbuße gegen juristische Personen und Personenvereinigungen), (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);

  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);

  6. Law on Whistleblower Protection
    (Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz), (German/English).

Belarus
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433​), (Russian);
  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus: Article 24.59
    (Кодекс Республики Беларусь об административных правонарушениях: статья 24.59​), (Russian);
  3. Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 15, 2015 No. 305-3 «On Combating Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь «О борьбе с коррупцией» от 15 июля 2015 года № 305-3), (Russian);
  4. Law of the Republic of Belarus of June 1, 2022 No. 175-З «On Civil Service»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь от 1 июня 2022 г. № 175-З «О государственной службе»), (Russian);
  5. Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of September 12, 2019 No. 619 «On Award and Other Compensations to Natural Persons Facilitating the Detection of Corruption»
    (Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь от 5 февраля 2016 года № 101 «О выплате вознаграждения и других выплат физическому лицу, способствующему выявлению коррупции»), (Russian).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Germany

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

Belarus
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus (site created but currently unavailable), (Russian/English).
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