Political Finance Database

18. Is there a limit on the amount a donor can contribute to a candidate?

Theme Bans and limits on private income
Description To reduce the influence of wealthy benefactors in relation to the campaigns by candidates, some countries put specific limits on the maximum size of donations in relation to election campaigns.

Breakdown by continent

Continent No Not applicable No data Yes, for legal persons Yes, for natural persons Yes, for both natural and legal persons Countries researched
Africa 37
(72.5%)
1
(2.0%)
4
(7.8%)
1
(2.0%)
5
(9.8%)
3
(5.9%)
51
Americas 15
(44.1%)
2
(5.9%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(2.9%)
6
(17.6%)
10
(29.4%)
34
Asia 18
(48.6%)
2
(5.4%)
4
(10.8%)
0
(0.0%)
3
(8.1%)
10
(27.0%)
37
Europe 16
(35.6%)
4
(8.9%)
0
(0.0%)
0
(0.0%)
8
(17.8%)
17
(37.8%)
45
Oceania 11
(78.6%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(7.1%)
0
(0.0%)
1
(7.1%)
1
(7.1%)
14
Other 0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
(0%)
0
Total 97 9 9 2 23 41 181

Country Answers

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