Political Finance Database

43. Are there limits on the amount that third parties can spend on election campaign activities?

Theme Regulations of spending

Breakdown by continent

Continent No No data Yes, spending limit exists Yes, third parties banned from campaign spending Yes, spending limit for party/candidate includes spending by other on their behalf Countries researched
Africa 28
(54.9%)
16
(31.4%)
4
(7.8%)
3
(5.9%)
0
(0.0%)
51
Americas 20
(58.8%)
2
(5.9%)
5
(14.7%)
6
(17.6%)
1
(2.9%)
34
Asia 18
(48.6%)
5
(13.5%)
1
(2.7%)
4
(10.8%)
10
(27.0%)
37
Europe 19
(42.2%)
9
(20.0%)
4
(8.9%)
12
(26.7%)
1
(2.2%)
45
Oceania 12
(85.7%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(7.1%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 97 32 14 25 13 181

Country Answers

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