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

Continent	Yes, regularly provided funding	Yes, in relation to campaigns	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	No	No data	Countries researched
Africa	18 (38.3%)	2 (4.3%)	10 (21.3%)	14 (29.8%)	3 (6.4%)	47
Americas	5 (14.7%)	5 (14.7%)	13 (38.2%)	11 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	34
Asia	17 (47.2%)	6 (16.7%)	2 (5.6%)	10 (27.8%)	1 (2.8%)	36
Europe	20 (46.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (41.9%)	5 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43
Oceania	2 (14.3%)	2 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (64.3%)	1 (7.1%)	14
Total	62	15	43	49	5	174

Continent

Yes, regularly provided funding

Yes, in relation to campaigns

Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns

No data

Countries researched

Africa

18
(38.3%)

2
(4.3%)

10
(21.3%)

14
(29.8%)

3
(6.4%)

Americas

5
(14.7%)

13
(38.2%)

11
(32.4%)

0
(0.0%)

Asia

17
(47.2%)

6
(16.7%)

2
(5.6%)

10
(27.8%)

1
(2.8%)

Europe

20
(46.5%)

0
(0.0%)

18
(41.9%)

5
(11.6%)

0
(0.0%)

Oceania

2
(14.3%)

0
(0.0%)

9
(64.3%)

1
(7.1%)

Total

174

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	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Albania	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Algeria	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Andorra	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Angola	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Antigua and Barbuda	No	view
Argentina	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Armenia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Australia	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Austria	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Azerbaijan	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Bahamas	No	view
Bahrain	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Bangladesh	No	view
Barbados	No	view
Belarus	No	view
Belgium	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Belize	No	view
Benin	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Bhutan	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Bolivia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Botswana	No	view
Brazil	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Bulgaria	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Burkina Faso	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Burundi	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Cabo Verde	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Cambodia	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Cameroon	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Canada	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Central African Republic	No data	view
Chad	YES	view
Chile	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Colombia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Comoros	No data	view
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Costa Rica	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Cote d'Ivoire	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Croatia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Cyprus	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Czech Republic	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Denmark	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Djibouti	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Dominica	No	view
Dominican Republic	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Ecuador	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Egypt	No	view
El Salvador	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Equatorial Guinea	YES	view
Estonia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Eswatini	No data	view
Ethiopia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Fiji	No	view
Finland	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
France	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Gabon	YES	view
Gambia	No	view
Georgia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Germany	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Ghana	No	view
Greece	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Grenada	No	view
Guatemala	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Guinea	No	view
Guinea-Bissau	No	view
Guyana	No	view
Haiti	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Honduras	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Hungary	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Iceland	Yes, regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns.	view
India	No	view
Indonesia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Iran, Islamic Republic of	No	view
Iraq	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Ireland	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Israel	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Italy	No	view
Jamaica	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Japan	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Jordan	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Kazakhstan	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Kenya	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Kiribati	No	view
Korea, Republic of	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Kyrgyzstan	No	view
Latvia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Lebanon	No	view
Lesotho	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Liberia	No	view
Libya	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Liechtenstein	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Lithuania	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Luxembourg	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Madagascar	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Malawi	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Malaysia	No	view
Maldives	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Mali	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Malta	No	view
Marshall Islands	No	view
Mauritania	No	view
Mauritius	No	view
Mexico	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Micronesia, Federated States of	No	view
Moldova, Republic of	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Monaco	No	view
Mongolia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Montenegro	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Morocco	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Mozambique	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Myanmar	No	view
Namibia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Nauru	No	view
Nepal	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Netherlands	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
New Zealand	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Nicaragua	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Niger	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Nigeria	No	view
North Macedonia, Republic of	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Norway	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Pakistan	No	view
Palau	No	view
Panama	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Papua New Guinea	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Paraguay	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Peru	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Philippines	No	view
Poland	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Portugal	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Republic of The Congo (Brazzaville)	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Romania	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Russian Federation	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Rwanda	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Saint Kitts and Nevis	No	view
Saint Lucia	No	view
Saint Vincent and The Grenadines	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Samoa	No data	view
San Marino	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Sao Tome and Principe	Yes	view
Senegal	No	view
Serbia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Seychelles	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Sierra Leone	No	view
Singapore	No	view
Slovakia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Slovenia	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Solomon Islands	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
South Africa	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Spain	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Sri Lanka	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Sudan	No	view
Suriname	No	view
Sweden	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Switzerland	No	view
Syrian Arab Republic	No data	view
Taiwan	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Tajikistan	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Tanzania, United Republic of	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Thailand	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Timor-Leste	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Togo	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Tonga	No	view
Trinidad and Tobago	No	view
Tunisia	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Turkey	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Turkmenistan	Election Code provides that all expenses related to the preparation and conduct of elections is covered by the state, but there are limited provisions regulating campaign finance.	view
Tuvalu	No	view
Uganda	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Ukraine	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
United Kingdom	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
United States	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Uruguay	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Uzbekistan	Yes, both regularly provided funding and in relation to campaigns	view
Vanuatu	No	view
Venezuela	Yes, in relation to campaigns	view
Yemen	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Zambia	Yes, regularly provided funding	view
Zimbabwe	Yes, regularly provided funding	view

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Value

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Afghanistan

Yes, in relation to campaigns

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