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Comparison of countries
South Africa
Guatemala
Indices
Overall Score:
41 out of 100
Rank:
82 out of 180
Rank:
46 out of 141
Overall Score:
83 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,56 out of 1
Rank:
57 out of 142
Overall Score:
118 out of 150
Rank:
16 out of 140
Overall Score:
7,51 out of 10
Rank:
31 out of 119
Overall Score:
25 out of 100
Rank:
146 out of 180
Overall Score:
2,86 out of 10
Rank:
45 out of 141
Overall Score:
64 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,44 out of 1
Rank:
107 out of 142
Overall Score:
92 out of 150
Rank:
59 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,38 out of 10
Rank:
78 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
BRICS
AU
UN
OAS
South Africa
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2007.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 2 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • G20 Presidency in 2025.
  • Member of the FATF since 2003.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • BRICS Member since 2011.
  • Holds BRICS Presidency in 2023.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2005.
Guatemala
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2001.
Main Legislation
South Africa
  1. Public Service Act 103 of 1994, (English);

  2. Executive Members’ Ethics Act of 1998, (English);

  3. Protected Disclosures Act 26 of 2000, (English);

  4. Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act 12 of 2004, (English);

  5. Public Service Amendment Act 30 of 2007, (English);

  6. Protected Disclosures Amendment Act 5 of 2017, (English);

  7. Code of Ethical Conduct and Disclosure of Members’ Interests for Assembly and Permanent Council Members, (English);

  8. Public Service Regulations, (English).

Guatemala

1. Penal Code: Articles 358, 418, 439-444 (unofficial source)
(Código Penal: Artículos 358, 418, 439-444), (Spanish);

2. Law on Civil Service: Articles 64-66, 74
(Ley de Servicio Civil: Artículos 64-66, 74), (Spanish);

3. Law on Probity and Responsibilities of Public Officials and Civil Servants (unofficial source)
(Ley De Probidad Y Responsabilidades De Funcionarios Y Empleados Publicos), (Spanish);

4. Law against Corruption (unofficial source)
(Ley Contra la Corrupción), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
South Africa
  1. Investigating Directorate, (English);

  2. Public Service Commission, (English);

  3. Special Investigating Unit, (English);

  4. Special Tribunal, (English).

Guatemala

1. National Anti-Corruption Commission
(Comisión Nacional contra la Corrupción), (Spanish);

2. Public Prosecutor's Office (site created but currently unavailable)
(Ministerio Público), (Spanish);

3. Special Prosecutor's Office against Impunity
(Fiscalía Especial contra la Impunidad), (Spanish).

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