Country Profiles

This page contains both quantitative and qualitative information gathered from the diagnostic surveys filled by the head of the Anti-Corruption Authorities (ACAs), the ACAs websites, materials provided by the ACAs and publicly available data.

The country profile provides the following information for each ACA:

Each ACA, practitioner or anyone interested in ACAs related information has the opportunity to provide country related publications, materials or indicators to be posted on the portal and share with other colleagues. If you have any material you would like to provide or have any suggestions please contact us.

Country Profiles

To locate the profile on countries covered by the portal, click on countries which are shaded blue on the map, or select from the drop down menus below. Please note that only countries that have completed the survey are listed on the drop down menu. To include your country in this initiative please contacts us.

To locate the profile on countries covered by the portal, click on countries which are shaded blue on the map, or select from the drop down menus below. Please note that only countries that have completed the survey are listed on the drop down menu. To include your country in this initiative please contacts us.

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Latest Profiles

Apr 03, 2013

Australia

The Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) was established on 1 January 2004 following proclamation of the Corruption and Crime Commission Act on 30 December 2003. The CCC Act, which the CCC operates pursuant to, has two purposes; (1) to improve... Read More

 

Nov 12, 2012

Nigeria

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) was established in 2003, partially in response to pressure from the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), which named Nigeria as one of 23 countries non-cooperative in the... Read More

 

Nov 06, 2012

Mozambique

In 2004, a new anti-corruption law was approved, which set out provisions for a new body in the form of the Central Office for Combating Corruption (Gabinete Central de Combate à Corrupção, GCCC). The GCCC was established within... Read More

 

56%

OF COUNTRIES HAVE WHISTLE-BLOWING PROTECTION LAWS

QUESTION #30 FROM OUR SURVEYS
 

  • Successful law enforcement and anti-corruption policies are largely dependent upon the willingness of individuals to provide information and/or to give evidence.
  • Experience shows that individuals will not be willing to collaborate with the Anti-corruption Authority (ACA) unless they have confidence that the agency will protect their rights as well as their safety.
  • More than halve of ACAs included in this initiative have some type of whistle-blowing protection laws. It is however important to stress that the data presented capture the existence of the laws (“de jure” system) and not whether the laws are implemented (“de facto”).

VIEW THE COMPLETED DIAGNOSTIC SURVEYS