Political Finance Database

13. Is there a ban on the use of state resources in favour or against a political party or candidate?

Theme Bans and limits on private income
Description To reduce abuse of state (administrative) resources, some countries ban the use of public resources in favour of or against a particular political party or candidate (excluding regulated public funding). This can include an overall ban, but it can also include specific bans on bias in state controlled media; public officials campaigning while on duty or the use of government vehicles in election campaigns

Breakdown by continent

Continent Yes No No data Countries researched
Africa 39
(76.5%)
5
(9.8%)
7
(13.7%)
51
Americas 20
(58.8%)
9
(26.5%)
5
(14.7%)
34
Asia 33
(89.2%)
3
(8.1%)
1
(2.7%)
37
Europe 23
(51.1%)
14
(31.1%)
8
(17.8%)
45
Oceania 10
(71.4%)
4
(28.6%)
0
(0.0%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 125 35 21 181

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2021 Yes
Albania 2021 Yes
Algeria 2021 Yes
Andorra 2018 No
Angola 2019 No
Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Yes
Argentina 2019 No
Armenia 2021 Yes
Australia 2019 No
Austria 2023 No
Azerbaijan 2023 Yes
Bahamas 2018 No
Bahrain 2021 Yes
Bangladesh 2018 Yes
Barbados 2018 No data
Belarus 2018 Yes
Belgium 2018 No data
Belize 2018 No data
Benin 2018 Yes
Bhutan 2018 Yes
Bolivia 2019 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Yes
Botswana 2021 No
Brazil 2019 Yes
Bulgaria 2021 Yes
Burkina Faso 2018 Yes
Burundi 2021 Yes
Cabo Verde 2018 Yes
Cambodia 2018 Yes
Cameroon 2019 Yes
Canada 2019 Yes
Central African Republic 2021 Yes
Chad 2021 Yes
Chile 2018 Yes
Colombia 2021 Yes
Comoros 2021 Yes
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2018 Yes
Costa Rica 2021 Yes
Croatia 2018 No data
Cyprus 2018 No data
Czechia 2018 No data
Côte d'Ivoire 2018 Yes
Denmark 2021 No
Djibouti 2018 No data
Dominica 2018 Yes
Dominican Republic 2021 Yes
Ecuador 2021 Yes
Egypt 2019 Yes
El Salvador 2018 No
Equatorial Guinea 2021 No data
Estonia 2019 Yes
Eswatini 2018 No data
Ethiopia 2019 Yes
Fiji 2021 Yes
Finland 2018 Yes
France 2019 Yes
Gabon 2018 Yes
Georgia 2023 Yes
Germany 2019 Yes
Ghana 2018 No data
Greece 2023 Yes
Grenada 2018 No
Guatemala 2018 Yes
Guinea 2018 Yes
Guinea-Bissau 2018 Yes
Guyana 2018 No data
Haiti 2018 No data
Honduras 2021 Yes
Hungary 2018 No
Iceland 2018 No
India 2019 Yes
Indonesia 2021 Yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 Yes
Iraq 2019 Yes
Ireland 2023 No
Israel 2018 Yes
Italy 2019 Yes
Jamaica 2018 No data
Japan 2018 Yes
Jordan 2019 Yes
Kazakhstan 2018 Yes
Kenya 2023 Yes
Kiribati 2018 Yes
Korea, Republic of 2023 Yes
Kosovo 2023 Yes
Kyrgyzstan 2021 Yes
Latvia 2023 Yes
Lebanon 2019 Yes
Lesotho 2021 Yes
Liberia 2018 Yes
Libya 2021 Yes
Liechtenstein 2021 No
Lithuania 2023 Yes
Luxembourg 2018 No
Madagascar 2018 Yes
Malawi 2023 Yes
Malaysia 2021 No
Maldives 2018 Yes
Mali 2018 Yes
Malta 2018 No data
Marshall Islands 2018 Yes
Mauritania 2018 No data
Mauritius 2018 No data
Mexico 2019 Yes
Micronesia, Federated States of 2018 Yes
Moldova, Republic of 2019 Yes
Monaco 2018 No
Mongolia 2023 Yes
Montenegro 2021 Yes
Morocco 2021 Yes
Mozambique 2018 Yes
Myanmar 2018 Yes
Namibia 2018 Yes
Nauru 2018 Yes
Nepal 2018 Yes
Netherlands 2023 No
New Zealand 2023 No
Nicaragua 2021 Yes
Niger 2018 Yes
Nigeria 2023 Yes
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 Yes
Norway 2018 No
Pakistan 2021 Yes
Palau 2018 Yes
Panama 2023 Yes
Papua New Guinea 2018 Yes
Paraguay 2019 Yes
Peru 2021 Yes
Philippines 2018 Yes
Poland 2019 Yes
Portugal 2018 Yes
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville) 2018 Yes
Romania 2018 Yes
Russian Federation 2018 Yes
Rwanda 2019 Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 No
Saint Lucia 2018 No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2018 No
Samoa 2021 Yes
San Marino 2018 No data
Senegal 2021 Yes
Serbia 2023 Yes
Seychelles 2021 Yes
Sierra Leone 2018 Yes
Singapore 2018 No
Slovakia 2023 Yes
Slovenia 2018 No
Solomon Islands 2018 Yes
South Africa 2021 No
Spain 2018 No data
Sri Lanka 2018 No data
Sudan 2018 Yes
Suriname 2018 No
Sweden 2018 No data
Switzerland 2023 No
Syrian Arab Republic 2018 Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe 2021 No data
Taiwan 2021 Yes
Tajikistan 2018 Yes
Tanzania, United Republic of 2021 No
Thailand 2018 Yes
The Gambia 2018 Yes
Timor-Leste 2018 Yes
Togo 2018 Yes
Tonga 2018 No
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 No
Tunisia 2023 Yes
Turkey 2021 Yes
Turkmenistan 2018 Yes
Tuvalu 2021 Yes
Uganda 2018 Yes
Ukraine 2021 Yes
United Kingdom 2018 No
United States 2018 Yes
Uruguay 2021 Yes
Uzbekistan 2018 No
Vanuatu 2018 No
Venezuela 2021 Yes
Yemen 2018 Yes
Zambia 2018 Yes
Zimbabwe 2018 No
Total number of countries in selected sample: 181
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