HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Belarus
Benin
Indices
Overall Score:
37 out of 100
Rank:
98 out of 180
Overall Score:
0,45 out of 1
Rank:
104 out of 142
Overall Score:
38 out of 150
Rank:
137 out of 140
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
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
UN
AU
Belarus
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the first cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2011 (representation limited as per the decision of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe of 17 March 2022).
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2006.
  • The fourth evaluation round is completed. The status of the evaluation report is confidential. The summary is available here.
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.
Main Legislation
Belarus
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433
    (Уголовный кодекс: статьи 235, 252, 253, 396, 424, 429-433​), (Russian);
  2. Code of Administrative Offences of the Republic of Belarus: Article 24.59
    (Кодекс Республики Беларусь об административных правонарушениях: статья 24.59​), (Russian);
  3. Law of the Republic of Belarus of July 15, 2015 No. 305-3 «On Combating Corruption»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь «О борьбе с коррупцией» от 15 июля 2015 года № 305-3), (Russian);
  4. Law of the Republic of Belarus of June 1, 2022 No. 175-З «On Civil Service»
    (Закон Республики Беларусь от 1 июня 2022 г. № 175-З «О государственной службе»), (Russian);
  5. Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus of September 12, 2019 No. 619 «On Award and Other Compensations to Natural Persons Facilitating the Detection of Corruption»
    (Постановление Совета Министров Республики Беларусь от 5 февраля 2016 года № 101 «О выплате вознаграждения и других выплат физическому лицу, способствующему выявлению коррупции»), (Russian)
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).
Anti-Corruption Bodies
Belarus
  1. General Prosecutor’s Office of the Republic of Belarus, (Russian/English).
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).

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