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Comparison of countries
Costa Rica
New Zealand
Indices
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
TI Corruption Perceptions Index 2024
Overall Score:
83 out of 100
Rank:
4 out of 180
Financial Secrecy Index 2022
Rank:
53 out of 141
Open Budget 2023
Overall Score:
87 out of 100
The Rule of Law Index 2024
Overall Score:
0,83 out of 1
Rank:
6 out of 142
Global Right to Information Rating
Overall Score:
94 out of 150
Rank:
52 out of 140
Index of Public Integrity 2024
Overall Score:
9,13 out of 10
Rank:
4 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
OAS
UN
OECD
APEC
FATF
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.
New Zealand
The United Nations (UN)
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2015.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The 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 2001.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
  • APEC’s member since 1989.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF)
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Main Legislation
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).

New Zealand

  1. Secret Commissions Act 1910, (English);

  2. Crimes Act 1961: articles 99-106, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures (Protection of Whistleblowers) Act 2022, (English);

  4. Guide on Integrity and Conduct, (English);

  5. Understanding the Code of Conduct, (English).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Costa Rica

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

 
New Zealand

  1. Public Service Commission, (English);

  2. Serious Fraud Office, (English).

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