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OECD member since 1960

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.

Regulatory framework for access to information and open data
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List of indicators for Accountability of Public Policy Making

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Top performing and underperforming criteria in Iceland

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.

Ministers’ agendas.

24%

of OECD countries fulfill

6%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

Ministers’ agendas are made publicly available online, on their respective ministry website or aggregated on one government website, and specify who was met by the minister, in which capacity, and the topic that was discussed during the meeting.

26%

of OECD countries fulfill

6%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

The code of conducts that regulates interactions between public officials and lobbyists is supported by practical examples of at-risk or undesirable behaviours and situations.

34%

of OECD countries fulfill

0%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading

A monitoring function for open data policy is established at the level of the central government.

76%

of OECD countries fulfill

50%

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

Regulations define institutional responsibilities as well as submission, compliance, and content verification procedures for conflict-of-interest or interest declarations.

63%

of OECD countries fulfill

66%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Lobbying activities are defined in the regulatory framework, including which actors are considered as lobbyists.

42%

of OECD countries fulfill

13%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Cooling off periods for public officials are established in the regulatory framework.

63%

of OECD countries fulfill

44%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Cooling off periods for lobbyists are established in the regulatory framework.

5%

of OECD countries fulfill

0%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

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

Regulations define circumstances and relationships that can lead to conflict-of-interest situations for public officials and establish the obligation to manage them.

84%

of OECD countries fulfill

53%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Regulations define institutional responsibilities as well as submission, compliance, and content verification procedures for conflict-of-interest or interest declarations.

63%

of OECD countries fulfill

66%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Any member of the Government must submit an interest declaration, as a minimum upon entry and any renewal or change in public office.

82%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Any member of the parliament must submit an interest declaration, as a minimum upon entry and any renewal or change in public office.

87%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Any member of the highest bodies of the judiciary must submit an interest declaration, as a minimum upon entry and any renewal or change in public office.

55%

of OECD countries fulfill

66%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Any public employee in a high-risk position must submit an interest declaration, as a minimum upon entry and any renewal or change in public office.

55%

of OECD countries fulfill

53%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Any newly appointed or reappointed top-tier civil servant of the executive branch must submit an interest declaration.

76%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Sanctions for breaches of conflict-of-interest provisions are defined and proportional to the severity of the offence.

68%

of OECD countries fulfill

56%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Lagging

Sanctions for breaches of political finance and election campaign regulations are defined and proportional to the severity of the offence.

89%

of OECD countries fulfill

66%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Sanctions for breaches of standards for transparency and integrity in lobbying are defined and proportional to the severity of the offence.

37%

of OECD countries fulfill

6%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Electoral candidates can be held personally liable for breaches and be sanctioned.

71%

of OECD countries fulfill

53%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Regulations ban anonymous donations, and all contributions made to political parties and/or candidates must be registered and reported.

50%

of OECD countries fulfill

56%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Regulations ban contributions from foreign states or enterprises.

74%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Regulations ban contributions from publicly owned enterprises.

71%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Electoral campaign expenses for parties, candidates and third parties are limited to a ceiling.

39%

of OECD countries fulfill

25%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Parties and/or candidates must report their finances (funding and expenses) during electoral campaigns.

84%

of OECD countries fulfill

69%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Regulations ban the use of public funds and resources in favour of or against a political party.

45%

of OECD countries fulfill

56%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Regulations set a threshold for personal contributions to candidates’ personal campaigns.

50%

of OECD countries fulfill

59%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Political parties must make financial reports public, including all contributions exceeding a fixed ceiling.

82%

of OECD countries fulfill

56%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Beneficial ownership rules make mandatory the disclosure of company data to identify owners of corporations, establish a central register, and make information accessible to the public.

34%

of OECD countries fulfill

25%

of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill

Leading