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Comparison of countries
South Africa
Viet Nam
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:
40 out of 100
Rank:
88 out of 180
Rank:
24 out of 141
Overall Score:
51 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,50 out of 1
Rank:
81 out of 142
Overall Score:
76 out of 150
Rank:
88 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,50 out of 10
Rank:
74 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
OECD
G20
FATF
BRICS
AU
UN
APEC
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.
Viet Nam
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2009.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1998.
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).

Viet Nam
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 354, 356-358 and 364-366
    (Bộ luật hình sự: Điều 354, 356-358, 364-366), (Vietnamese/English);

  2. Law No. 22/2008/QH12 of November 13, 2008 «On Cadres and Civil Servants»
    (Luật cán bộ, công chức 22/2008/QH12), (Vietnamese/English);

  3. Law No. 25/2018/QH14 of June 12, 2018 «On Denunciation»
    (Luật Tố cáo 25/2018/QH14), (Vietnamese), (English - without 2021 changes);

  4. Law No. 36/2018/QH14 of November 20, 2018 «On Anti-Corruption»
    (Luật Phòng, chống tham nhũng №36/2018/QH14), (Vietnamese), (English - without 2021 changes);

  5. Decree No. 59/2019/NĐ-CP of July 1, 2019 «On Elaborating on a Number of Articles and Measures for Implementation of the Law on Anti-Corruption»
    (Nghị định 59/2019/NĐ-CP hướng dẫn Luật Phòng, chống tham nhũng), (Vietnamese);

  6. Decree No. 130/2020/NĐ-CP of 20 December, 2020 «On Control over the Income and Assets of Officials»
    (Nghị định 130/2020/NĐ-CP kiểm soát tài sản thu nhập của người có chức vụ trong cơ quan tổ chức), (Vietnamese).

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

  2. Public Service Commission, (English);

  3. Special Investigating Unit, (English);

  4. Special Tribunal, (English).

Viet Nam
  1. Central Committee of Viet Nam for the Prevention of Corruption
    (Ban Chỉ đạo Trung ương về phòng, chống tham nhũng), (Vietnamese);

  2. The Government Inspectorate of Vietnam
    (Thanh tra Chính phủ), (Vietnamese/English).

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