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Comparison of countries
El Salvador
USA
Indices
Overall Score:
30 out of 100
Rank:
130 out of 180
Rank:
97 out of 141
Overall Score:
24 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,43 out of 1
Rank:
111 out of 142
Overall Score:
120 out of 150
Rank:
14 out of 140
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
International Cooperation
UN
OAS
UN
GRECO
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
El Salvador
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1998.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2016.
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.
Main Legislation
El Salvador

1. Constitution: Article 240
(Constitución: Artículo 240), (Spanish);

2. Criminal Code: Article 38 – Legal Persons Liability, Articles 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336
(Código Penal: Artículo 38 – Actuar por Otro, Artículos 307, 308, 310, 327, 328, 330-333, 335, 336), (Spanish);

3. Law on Civil Service: Articles 31, 32
(Ley de Servicio Civil: Artículos 31, 32), (Spanish);

4. Law on the Unjust Enrichment of Public Servants
(Ley Sobre el Enriquecimiento Ilicito de Funcionarios y Empleados Publicos), (Spanish);

5. Law on the Government Ethics
(Ley de Ética Gubernamental), (Spanish);

6. Special Law on the Extinction of Ownership and the Administration of Assets of Illicit Origin or Destination
(Ley Especial De Extinciónde Dominio Y De La Administraciónde Los Bienes De Origen O Destinaciónilícita), (Spanish);

7. Presidential Decree on Ethical Standards of Public Service
(Normas Éticas Para La Función Pública), (Spanish).

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).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
El Salvador

1. Office of the Prosecutor General (site created but currently unavailable)
(Fiscalia General de la República), (Spanish);

2. Integrity Division of the Supreme Court of Justice
(Sección de Probidad de la Corte Suprema de Justicia), (Spanish).

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).

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