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Comparison of countries
Burundi
Austria
Indices
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
17 out of 100
Rank:
165 out of 180
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
14 out of 100
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
2,98 out of 10
Rank:
112 out of 119
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
67 out of 100
Rank:
25 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
44 out of 141
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,79 out of 1
Rank:
13 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
34 out of 150
Rank:
139 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
7,70 out of 10
Rank:
25 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
AU
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
Burundi
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was accessed in 2006.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
African Union (AU)
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2005.
Austria
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.
Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
  • GRECO’s member since 2006.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2013.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • 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 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 3 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1990.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations 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 2010.
Main Legislation
Burundi
  1. Constitution: Articles 95, 159
    (Constitution: Articles 95, 159), (French);
  2. Criminal Code: Articles 436-462
    (Code Pénal: Articles 436-462), (French);
  3. Law No. 1/12 of April 18, 2006 «On Combating Corruption and Other Related Offences in the Republic of Benin»
    (Loi No. 1/12 du 18 Avril 2006 Portant Mesures de Prevention et de Repression de la Corruption et des Infractions Connexes), (French);
  4. Law No. 1/28 of August 23, 2006 «On General Provisions on Civil Servants»: Article 5
    (Loi No. 1/28 du 23 août 2006 Portant Statut Général des Fonctionnaires: Article 5), (French);
  5. Law No. 1/37 of December 28, 2006 «On the Establishment, Organisation and Activities of the Special Anti-Corruption Brigade»
    (Loi No. 1/37 du 28 décembre 2006 Portant Création, Organisation et Fonctionnement de la Brigade Spéciale Anti-Corruption), (French);
  6. Law No. 1/01 of February 4, 2008 «On Public Procurement Code of Burundi»: Article 142
    (Loi No. 1/01 du 4 février 2008 Portant Code des Marchés Publics du Burundi: Article 142), (French).
Austria
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 153a, 165, 168b, 168f, 168g, 302, 304-309
    (Gesamte Rechtsvorschrift für Strafgesetzbuch: § 153a, 165, 168b, 168f, 168g, 302, 304-309), (German);
  2. Law on Civil Service
    (Beamten-Dienstrechtsgesetz 1979), (German);
  3. Law on Criminal Liability of Legal Persons
    (Bundesgesetz über die Verantwortlichkeit von Verbänden für Straftaten, abbreviated Verbandsverantwortlichkeitsgesetz or VbVG), (German);
  4. Law on the Protection of Whistleblowers
    (Bundesgesetz über das Verfahren und den Schutz bei Hinweisen auf Rechtsverletzungen in bestimmten Rechtsbereichen, abbreviated HinweisgeberInnenschutzgesetz), (German).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Burundi
  1. Special Anti-Corruption Brigade of the National Police of Burundi
    (Brigade Spéciale Anti-Corruption de Police Nationale du Burundi), (French);
  2. Anti-Corruption Court
    (Cour Anti-Corruption), (no official website);
  3. Public Prosecutor's Office of the Anti-Corruption Court
    (Parquet General de la Cour Anti-Corruption), (no official website).
Austria
  1. Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption
    (Bundesamt zur Korruptionsprävention und Korruptionsbekämpfung), (German/English);
  2. Central Public Prosecutor's Office for the Prosecution of Economic Offences and Corruption
    (Zentrale Staatsanwaltschaft zur Verfolgung von Wirtschaftsstrafsachen und Korruption), (German);
  3. Austrian Integrity Network
    (Integritätsbeauftragten-Netzwerk), (German).
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