HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Benin
Mexico
Indices
Overall Score:
43 out of 100
Rank:
70 out of 180
Overall Score:
79 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,48 out of 1
Rank:
90 out of 142
Overall Score:
52 out of 150
Rank:
130 out of 140
Overall Score:
5,25 out of 10
Rank:
84 out of 119
Overall Score:
31 out of 100
Rank:
126 out of 180
Overall Score:
3,87 out of 10
Rank:
82 out of 141
Overall Score:
80 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,42 out of 1
Rank:
116 out of 142
Overall Score:
136 out of 150
Rank:
2 out of 140
Overall Score:
6,56 out of 10
Rank:
51 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
AU
UN
OECD
G20
APEC
FATF
OAS
Benin
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2007.
Mexico
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2004.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 1999.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.

  • G20 Presidency in 2012.
  • The documents adopted under Mexico’s Presidency are available here.
  • APEC’s member since 1993.
  • Member of the FATF since 2000.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
  • The Inter-American Convention against Corruption was ratified in 1997.
Main Legislation
Benin
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 335-346, 357-359, 360-362, 368, 375
    (Code Pénal: Articles 335-346, 357-359, 360-362, 368, 375), (French);
  2. Law No. 2011-20 of October 12, 2011 «On Combating Corruption and Other Related Offences in the Republic of Benin»
    (Loi No. 2011-020 Portant Lutte Contre la Corruption et Autres Infractions Connexes en République du Bénin), (French);
  3. Law No. 2015-18 of January 17, 2018 «On the General Status of the Civil Service»: Article 20
    (Loi No. 2015-18 du 17 janvier 2018 portant statut général de la fonction publique: Article 20), (French);
  4. Law No. 2020-09 of April 23, 2020 «On the Creation, Mission, Organisation and Functioning of the High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Benin»
    (Loi No. 2020-09 du 23 avril 2020 portant création, mission, organisation et fonctionnement du Haut-Commissariat à la prévention de la corruption en République du Bénin), (French);
  5. Decree No. 2020-601 of December 23, 2020 «On the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct in Public Procurement»
    (Décret No. 2020-601 portant code d’éthique et déontologie dans la commande publique), (French);
  6. Decree No. 2022-040 of January 19, 2022 «On the Establishment of the Complaints and Whistleblower Processing and Analysis Unit under the President of the Republic»
    (Décret No. 2022-040 du 19 janvier 2022 portant création à la Présidence de la République, d'une Cellule d'analyse et de traitement des plaintes et dénonciations), (French);
  7. Decree No. 2022-388 of July 13, 2022 «On Approving the Code of Ethics and Values for the Public Administration»
    (Décret No. 2022-388 du 13 juillet 2022 portant approbation du code d'éthique et des valeurs de l'Administration publique), (French).
Mexico
  1. Federal Criminal Code: Article 11bis – Corporate criminal responsibility, Articles 212, 215, 217-217quáter, 218, 220-222bis, 224
    (Código Penal Federal: Artículo 11bis - Responsabilidad corporativa, Artículos 212, 215, 217-217quáter, 218, 220-222bis, 224), (Spanish);

  2. General Law «On Administrative Liability»
    (Ley General de Responsabilidades Administrativas), (Spanish);

  3. General Law «On National Anticorruption System»
    (Ley General del Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción), (Spanish);

  4. Law «On Confiscation of Illegally Acquired Assets»
    (Ley Nacional de Extinción de Dominio), (Spanish);

  5. Decree of May 27, 2015 amending, adding and repealing certain provisions of the Constitution of the United Mexican States in the area of combating corruption
    (Decreto por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones de la Constitución Política de los Estados Unidos Mexicanos, en materia de combate a la corrupción), (Spanish);

  6. Decree of July 18, 2016 amending, adding and repealing certain provisions of the Federal Criminal Code in the area of combating corruption
    (Decreto por el que se reforman, adicionan y derogan diversas disposiciones del Código Penal Federal en Materia de Combate a la Corrupción.), (Spanish);

  7. Agreement aimed at establishing a Code of ethics for public officials, rules of integrity for fulfilling public functions and general guiding principles for promoting integrity of civil servants and their ethical behaviour through the Committees on Ethics and on the Prevention of Conflicts of Interest
    (Acuerdo que tiene por objeto emitir el Código de Ética de los servidores públicos del Gobierno Federal, las Reglas de Integridad para el ejercicio de la función pública, y los Lineamientos generales para propiciar la integridad de los servidores públicos y para implementar acciones permanentes que favorezcan su comportamiento ético, a través de los Comités de Ética y de Prevención de Conflictos de Interés), (Spanish).

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Benin
  1. High Commission for the Prevention of Corruption in the Republic of Benin
    (Haut-Commissariat à la prévention de la corruption en République du Bénin), (no official website);
  2. Complaints and Whistleblower Processing and Analysis Unit
    (Cellule d’Analyse et de Traitement des Plaintes et Dénonciations), (French).

Mexico
  1. National Anti-Corruption System of Mexico
    (Sistema Nacional Anticorrupción), (Spanish);

  2. Superior Audit Office of the Federation
    (Auditoría Superior de la Federación), (Spanish);

  3. Unit for Transparency and International Cooperation Policies
    Unidad de Políticas de Transparencia y Cooperación Internacional), (Spanish);

  4. National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data
    (Instituto Nacional de Transparencia, Acceso a la Información y Protección de Datos Personales), (Spanish).

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