28. Are there provisions for direct public funding to political parties?

Continent	Yes, regularly	Yes, in relation to campaigns	Yes, both regularly and in relation to campaigns	No public funding available	No data	Not applicable	Countries researched
Africa	17 (33.3%)	2 (3.9%)	15 (29.4%)	15 (29.4%)	2 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	51
Americas	3 (8.8%)	5 (14.7%)	14 (41.2%)	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34
Asia	17 (45.9%)	5 (13.5%)	3 (8.1%)	11 (29.7%)	1 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37
Europe	21 (47.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (40.9%)	5 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44
Oceania	3 (21.4%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (7.1%)	14
Total	61	14	50	51	3	1	180

Continent

Yes, regularly

Yes, in relation to campaigns

Yes, both regularly and in relation to campaigns

No public funding available

No data

Not applicable

Countries researched

Africa

17
(33.3%)

2
(3.9%)

15
(29.4%)

2
(3.9%)

0
(0.0%)

Americas

3
(8.8%)

5
(14.7%)

14
(41.2%)

12
(35.3%)

0
(0.0%)

Asia

17
(45.9%)

5
(13.5%)

3
(8.1%)

11
(29.7%)

1
(2.7%)

0
(0.0%)

Europe

21
(47.7%)

0
(0.0%)

18
(40.9%)

5
(11.4%)

0
(0.0%)

Oceania

3
(21.4%)

2
(14.3%)

0
(0.0%)

8
(57.1%)

0
(0.0%)

1
(7.1%)

Total

180

Description:

A key question in many countries is whether monetary assistance is provided from the State to political parties (public funding). It is argued that such support can help smaller parties make their voice heard, strengthen the capacity of political parties and to level the electoral playing field

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

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Afghanistan

No public funding available

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