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Costa Rica

OECD member since 2021

This set of indicators covers countries’ strategic frameworks on anti-corruption. These could consist of a single strategy or be spread across multiple strategies, but all strategies must be adopted at the highest level of government (council of ministers/cabinet, president or parliament/congress). Data for OECD members was published in 2021 and 2024 with information relating to 2020 and 2023, respectively. Data for non-OECD countries was published in 2024, with information relating to 2023.

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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 responsible authority has issued recommendations for resolution within 12 months for all cases of conflict of interest detected for the past three years.

21%

of OECD countries fulfill

22%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

At least 60% of declarations filed during the latest two full calendar years were verified by the responsible authority.

24%

of OECD countries fulfill

13%

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.

26%

of OECD countries fulfill

25%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

The only restrictions to access to public information allowed are listed by law and are in line with the Tromso Convention.

71%

of OECD countries fulfill

63%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Regulations list incompatibilities between public functions and other public or private activities.

66%

of OECD countries fulfill

66%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

A supervisory body responsible for public information issues is established.

61%

of OECD countries fulfill

53%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Consolidated versions of all primary laws.

84%

of OECD countries fulfill

50%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

The state budget for the current calendar year (if already adopted) and the latest full calendar year.

89%

of OECD countries fulfill

66%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

The results of the last national elections, aggregated on one website (i.e. the number of votes cast for all candidates in every constituency and appointed representatives).

89%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Legislative proposals of the government as sent to parliament.

89%

of OECD countries fulfill

63%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Government session agendas.

42%

of OECD countries fulfill

28%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Ministers’ agendas.

29%

of OECD countries fulfill

9%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Aggregated data on lobbying on public decision making including at minimum data on the identity and field of action of interest representatives met by members of Government and members of Parliament.

18%

of OECD countries fulfill

0%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Aggregated data on requests for information in any format, as a minimum the share of cases in which access was not granted and the average time for processing requests for access to public information.

34%

of OECD countries fulfill

19%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Public tenders announced by central government, aggregated on one website.

84%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Results of all public tenders awarded by central government, aggregated on one website.

76%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Company registry.

79%

of OECD countries fulfill

50%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Land registry.

76%

of OECD countries fulfill

44%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Salaries of individual senior civil servants (first and second tiers civil servants, i.e. secretary generals or equivalent and above) in all ministries, available on the ministries websites or the government portal.

29%

of OECD countries fulfill

28%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Asset declarations of top-two-tiers of public employees in the executive branch, members of the judiciary, national elected officials.

37%

of OECD countries fulfill

41%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

Interest declarations of top-two-tiers of public employees in the executive branch, members of the judiciary, parliament, and government.

32%

of OECD countries fulfill

34%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill