Political Finance Database

52. Must reports from political parties and/or candidates reveal the identity of donors?

Theme Reporting, oversight and sanctions
Description Some argue that in the interest of transparency the identity or all those making donations must be revealed in financial transports, whereas see this as an invasion of privacy. In some cases a compromise is reached by demanding that the identity of donors is revealed if the donations exceed a certain value

Breakdown by continent

Continent No Yes No data Sometimes Not applicable Countries researched
Africa 12
(23.5%)
29
(56.9%)
4
(7.8%)
4
(7.8%)
2
(3.9%)
51
Americas 4
(11.8%)
19
(55.9%)
1
(2.9%)
5
(14.7%)
5
(14.7%)
34
Asia 3
(8.1%)
22
(59.5%)
0
(0.0%)
10
(27.0%)
2
(5.4%)
37
Europe 3
(6.7%)
26
(57.8%)
0
(0.0%)
16
(35.6%)
0
(0.0%)
45
Oceania 3
(21.4%)
3
(21.4%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(21.4%)
5
(35.7%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 25 99 5 38 14 181

Country Answers

Country Year Value (Text) Details
Afghanistan 2021 No
Albania 2021 No
Algeria 2021 Yes
Andorra 2018 Yes
Angola 2019 Yes
Antigua and Barbuda 2018 Sometimes
Argentina 2019 Yes
Armenia 2021 Yes
Australia 2019 Sometimes
Austria 2023 Sometimes
Azerbaijan 2023 Yes
Bahamas 2018 No
Bahrain 2021 Yes
Bangladesh 2018 Sometimes
Barbados 2018 Sometimes
Belarus 2018 Yes
Belgium 2018 Yes
Belize 2018 No
Benin 2018 Sometimes
Bhutan 2018 Yes
Bolivia 2019 Yes
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Sometimes
Botswana 2021 Yes
Brazil 2019 Yes
Bulgaria 2021 Yes
Burkina Faso 2018 No
Burundi 2021 No
Cabo Verde 2018 Yes
Cambodia 2018 No
Cameroon 2019 No
Canada 2019 Yes
Central African Republic 2021 No
Chad 2021 Yes
Chile 2018 Sometimes
Colombia 2021 Yes
Comoros 2021 No
Congo, Democratic Republic of 2018 Yes
Costa Rica 2021 Yes
Croatia 2018 Yes
Cyprus 2018 No
Czechia 2018 Yes
Côte d'Ivoire 2018 Yes
Denmark 2021 Yes
Djibouti 2018 No data
Dominica 2018 Not applicable
Dominican Republic 2021 Yes
Ecuador 2021 Yes
Egypt 2019 Yes
El Salvador 2018 Not applicable
Equatorial Guinea 2021 No data
Estonia 2019 Yes
Eswatini 2018 No data
Ethiopia 2019 Yes
Fiji 2021 Yes
Finland 2018 Sometimes
France 2019 Yes
Gabon 2018 No
Georgia 2023 Yes
Germany 2019 Sometimes
Ghana 2018 Yes
Greece 2023 Yes
Grenada 2018 Not applicable
Guatemala 2018 Yes
Guinea 2018 Yes
Guinea-Bissau 2018 No
Guyana 2018 No
Haiti 2018 Yes
Honduras 2021 Yes
Hungary 2018 Yes
Iceland 2018 Sometimes
India 2019 Sometimes
Indonesia 2021 Yes
Iran, Islamic Republic of 2021 Yes
Iraq 2019 Yes
Ireland 2023 Sometimes
Israel 2018 Yes
Italy 2019 Sometimes
Jamaica 2018 Yes
Japan 2018 Sometimes
Jordan 2019 Yes
Kazakhstan 2018 Yes
Kenya 2023 Yes
Kiribati 2018 Not applicable
Korea, Republic of 2023 Sometimes
Kosovo 2023 Yes
Kyrgyzstan 2021 Yes
Latvia 2023 Yes
Lebanon 2019 Yes
Lesotho 2021 Sometimes
Liberia 2018 Yes
Libya 2021 Yes
Liechtenstein 2021 No
Lithuania 2023 Sometimes
Luxembourg 2018 Yes
Madagascar 2018 No
Malawi 2023 Sometimes
Malaysia 2021 Sometimes
Maldives 2018 Yes
Mali 2018 No
Malta 2018 Sometimes
Marshall Islands 2018 Not applicable
Mauritania 2018 Yes
Mauritius 2018 No
Mexico 2019 Yes
Micronesia, Federated States of 2018 No
Moldova, Republic of 2019 Yes
Monaco 2018 Yes
Mongolia 2023 Yes
Montenegro 2021 Yes
Morocco 2021 No
Mozambique 2018 Yes
Myanmar 2018 Yes
Namibia 2018 Yes
Nauru 2018 Not applicable
Nepal 2018 Sometimes
Netherlands 2023 Sometimes
New Zealand 2023 Sometimes
Nicaragua 2021 Yes
Niger 2018 Yes
Nigeria 2023 Yes
North Macedonia, Republic of 2021 Yes
Norway 2018 Sometimes
Pakistan 2021 Sometimes
Palau 2018 Sometimes
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 Sometimes
Russian Federation 2018 Yes
Rwanda 2019 Yes
Saint Kitts and Nevis 2018 Not applicable
Saint Lucia 2018 No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2018 Not applicable
Samoa 2021 Not applicable
San Marino 2018 Sometimes
Senegal 2021 No
Serbia 2023 Yes
Seychelles 2021 Yes
Sierra Leone 2018 Yes
Singapore 2018 Sometimes
Slovakia 2023 Sometimes
Slovenia 2018 Yes
Solomon Islands 2018 Yes
South Africa 2021 Sometimes
Spain 2018 Yes
Sri Lanka 2018 Not applicable
Sudan 2018 Yes
Suriname 2018 No data
Sweden 2018 Sometimes
Switzerland 2023 Sometimes
Syrian Arab Republic 2018 Yes
São Tomé and Príncipe 2021 No data
Taiwan 2021 Sometimes
Tajikistan 2018 Yes
Tanzania, United Republic of 2021 Yes
Thailand 2018 Yes
The Gambia 2018 Not applicable
Timor-Leste 2018 No
Togo 2018 Yes
Tonga 2018 No
Trinidad and Tobago 2018 Sometimes
Tunisia 2023 Yes
Turkey 2021 Yes
Turkmenistan 2018 Not applicable
Tuvalu 2021 No
Uganda 2018 Yes
Ukraine 2021 Yes
United Kingdom 2018 Yes
United States 2018 Sometimes
Uruguay 2021 Yes
Uzbekistan 2018 Yes
Vanuatu 2018 Not applicable
Venezuela 2021 Yes
Yemen 2018 Sometimes
Zambia 2018 Yes
Zimbabwe 2018 Not applicable
Total number of countries in selected sample: 181
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