Political Finance Database

44. Are there limits on traditional media advertising spending in relation to election campaigns?

Theme Regulations of spending

Breakdown by continent

Continent No No data Yes, for candidates Yes, for third parties Yes, for political parties Countries researched
Africa 35
(68.6%)
11
(21.6%)
5
(9.8%)
2
(3.9%)
3
(5.9%)
51
Americas 17
(50.0%)
3
(8.8%)
8
(23.5%)
3
(8.8%)
11
(32.4%)
34
Asia 25
(67.6%)
4
(10.8%)
7
(18.9%)
2
(5.4%)
5
(13.5%)
37
Europe 26
(57.8%)
3
(6.7%)
12
(26.7%)
5
(11.1%)
11
(24.4%)
45
Oceania 14
(100.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 117 21 32 12 30 181

Country Answers

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