# National Integrity System Assessment, Netherlands URL: https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/national-integrity-system-assessment-netherlands Type: Publication or report Published: 2012-05-14 Updated: 2020-04-07 --- 14 May 2012 This NIS country report aims to assess the performance of the formal legal provisions safeguarding corruption as well as their actual institutional practice, by analysing their strong and weak points. Not only does the study highlight specific areas in which reform is needed, but it can be also used to compare performances across institutions or sectors. Even though the Netherlands is frequently considered to be a corruption-free society in the eyes of international business, yet there are signs of a lack of transparency, of integrity, of accountability even in the country, as recent examples in this study for sectors as different as real estate, education and public procurement show. ### Related publications ## [Connecting the Dots: How financial intelligence units expose corrupt money flows and how they could do more](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/connecting-the-dots) Publication • 24 June 2026 Financial intelligence units can play a key role in uncovering corruption, but only if they have the powers, resources and access to information they need. ## [How effective is whistleblower protection in the EU? Trends, gaps and emerging practices across member states](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/whistleblower-protection-eu-trends-gaps-practices-member-states) Publication • 16 April 2026 EU whistleblower rules exist, but slow, uneven implementation leaves gaps in protection, enforcement, and support. ## [Between anti-corruption reform and decline: Examining key actors, strengths and weaknesses in the Western Balkans and Türkiye’s national integrity systems](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/anti-corruption-reform-decline-examining-key-actors-strengths-weaknesses-western-balkans-t%C3%BCrkiyes-national-integrity-systems) Publication • 19 June 2024 Assessments in the Western Balkans and Türkiye reveal a complex mixture of slow progress in strengthening integrity systems, along with democratic backsliding that strongly… ## [Up to the Task? The State of Play in Countries Committed to Freezing and Seizing Russian Dirty Money](https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/up-to-the-task-freezing-seizing-russia-dirty-money) Publication • 24 May 2022 Despite strong early pledges following the invasion of Ukraine, G7 and other leading economies are not sufficiently equipped to bring Russia's kleptocrats to justice, report finds. ## Countries - [Netherlands](https://www.transparency.org/en/countries/netherlands) ![](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2012_NISNetherlands_EN_116.jpeg?auto=compress&fit=crop&fm=webp&w=1200) [Download](https://images.transparencycdn.org/images/2012_NetherlandsNIS_EN.pdf)