Costa Rica

OECD member since 2021

This set of indicators covers regulations and practice related to conflict-of-interest management, lobbying, political finance and transparency of public information. Data is currently available for 2022 and 2023 for OECD members and 2024 for non-OECD members.

Only available data

Regulatory framework for access to information and open data

ARG	ARG	ARM	AUS	AUS	AUT	AUT	BEL	BOL	BIH	BRA	BRA	BGR	CAN	CAN	CHL	CHL	COL	CRI	CRI	HRV	CZE	CZE	DNK	DNK	DOM	ECU	EST	EST	FIN	FIN	FRA	FRA	DEU	GRC	GRC	GTM	HND	HUN	ISL	ISL	IDN	IRL	IRL	ISR	ISR	ITA	ITA	JPN	JOR	KAZ	KOR	KOR	XKX	LVA	LVA	LTU	LTU	LUX	LUX	MEX	MEX	MDA	MAR	NLD	NLD	NZL	NOR	NOR	PRY	PER	PER	POL	POL	PRT	PRT	ROU	ROU	SRB	SYC	SVK	SVK	SVN	SVN	ESP	ESP	SWE	SWE	CHE	THA	TUR	TUR	UKR	GBR	GBR	USA	USA	ARG	ARM	AUS	AUT	BEL	BOL	BIH	BRA	BGR	CAN	CHL	COL	CRI	HRV	CZE	DNK	DOM	ECU	EST	FIN	FRA	DEU	GRC	GTM	HND	HUN	ISL	IDN	IRL	ISR	ITA	JPN	JOR	KAZ	KOR	XKX	LVA	LTU	LUX	MEX	MDA	MAR	NLD	NZL	NOR	PRY	PER	POL	PRT	ROU	SRB	SYC	SVK	SVN	ESP	SWE	CHE	THA	TUR	UKR	GBR	USA	OECD_AVG	OECD_AVG	OECD_AVG	APAC_AVG	APAC_AVG	APAC_AVG	APAC_AVG	EU27_AVG	EU27_AVG	EU27_AVG	EU27_AVG	Eurasia_AVG	Eurasia_AVG	LAC_AVG	LAC_AVG	LAC_AVG	LAC_AVG	MEA_AVG	MEA_AVG	SE_Europe_AVG	SE_Europe_AVG	SE_Europe_AVG	BEST	BEST	BEST	BEST	ALL_AVG	ALL_AVG	ALL_AVG	ALL_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_PARTNER_AVG	OECD_PARTNER_AVG	OECD_PARTNER_AVG
100	100	66.7	55.6	55.6	77.8	33.3	77.8	55.6	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	66.7	66.7	88.9	55.6	55.6	88.9	77.8	66.7	66.7	55.6	66.7	88.9	88.9	77.8	77.8	66.7	88.9	88.9	88.9	66.7	66.7	77.8	55.6	100	66.7	66.7	55.6	88.9	77.8	44.4	44.4	77.8	77.8	55.6	33.3	55.6	55.6	55.6	77.8	66.7	44.4	77.8	66.7	77.8	55.6	77.8	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	55.6	44.4	33.3	33.3	88.9	88.9	66.7	55.6	88.9	88.9	66.7	66.7	55.6	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	66.7	88.9	77.8	55.6	44.4	44.4	33.3	44.4	44.4	88.9	55.6	55.6	66.7	66.7	100	66.7	55.6	77.8	77.8	55.6	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	66.7	88.9	55.6	88.9	77.8	66.7	66.7	88.9	88.9	77.8	88.9	88.9	66.7	77.8	55.6	100	66.7	55.6	88.9	44.4	77.8	55.6	33.3	55.6	55.6	77.8	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	55.6	44.4	33.3	88.9	66.7	88.9	66.7	55.6	77.8	77.8	77.8	88.9	55.6	44.4	33.3	44.4	88.9	55.6	66.7	62.3	71.9	70.8	55.6	44.4	55.6	51.9	66.7	77.8	78.3	78.7	72.2	72.2	75.9	63	79.4	71.8	63	63	73.3	66.7	72.2	100	88.9	100	100	64.5	65.6	72.9	69.9	88.9	64.4	83.3	73.6	65.9	66.7	66

List of indicators for Accountability of Public Policy Making

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Top performing and underperforming criteria in Costa Rica

This table shows the criteria within this dataset where the selected country performs the most above and below average. OECD countries are compared to the OECD average and partner countries are compared to the partner country average. Only criteria fulfilled by less than 40% of countries are shown as leading, and only criteria fulfilled by more than 40% of countries are shown as lagging.


The only restrictions to access to public information allowed are listed by law and are in line with the Tromso Convention.	84% of OECD countries fulfill	63% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
A supervisory body responsible for public information issues is established.	71% of OECD countries fulfill	59% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
Regulations set a threshold for personal contributions to candidates’ personal campaigns.	58% of OECD countries fulfill	63% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
At least 60% of declarations filed during the latest two full calendar years were verified by the responsible authority.	26% of OECD countries fulfill	13% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading
The responsible authority has issued recommendations for resolution within 12 months for all cases of conflict of interest detected for the past three years.	26% of OECD countries fulfill	22% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading
The submission rate of interest declarations from members of the highest bodies of the judiciary is at least 80% for the past four years.	29% of OECD countries fulfill	25% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading


An independent body has the mandate to oversee the financing of political parties and election campaigns.	74% of OECD countries fulfill	66% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
The body has certified auditors on its payroll.	50% of OECD countries fulfill	28% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
The body has published as a minimum the following information: (a) number of cases related to breaches of political finance regulations, (b) number of investigations conducted, and (c) a breakdown of the different types of sanctions issued.	45% of OECD countries fulfill	34% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
All political parties have submitted annual accounts within the timelines defined by national legislation for the past five years.	45% of OECD countries fulfill	19% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
All political parties have submitted accounts related to elections within the timelines defined by national legislation for the past two election cycles.	37% of OECD countries fulfill	22% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading
Financial reports from all political parties are publicly available.	79% of OECD countries fulfill	41% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
All financial reports are available from one single online platform in a user-friendly format.	66% of OECD countries fulfill	31% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill