HSE University Anti-Corruption Portal
Comparison of countries
Portugal
Egypt
Indices
Overall Score:
61 out of 100
Rank:
34 out of 180
Rank:
57 out of 141
Overall Score:
62 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,68 out of 1
Rank:
28 out of 142
Overall Score:
73 out of 150
Rank:
95 out of 140
Overall Score:
8,23 out of 10
Rank:
13 out of 119
Overall Score:
35 out of 100
Rank:
108 out of 180
Rank:
56 out of 141
Overall Score:
49 out of 100
Overall Score:
0,35 out of 1
Rank:
136 out of 142
Overall Score:
4,77 out of 10
Rank:
89 out of 119
International Cooperation
UN
GRECO
OECD
FATF
UN
BRICS
AU
Portugal
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2007.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The country report is available here.
  • GRECO’s member since 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Criminal Law Convention on Corruption was ratified in 2002.
  • The Council of Europe’s Civil Law Convention on Corruption is not ratified.
  • The fifth evaluation round is completed. The evaluation report is available here.
  • The OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions was ratified in 2000.
  • The country is undergoing Phase 4 evaluation of the implementation of the Convention. The report is available here.
  • Member of the FATF since 1991.
  • Evaluation Report on compliance with the FATF recommendations is available here.
Egypt
  • The UN Convention against Corruption was ratified in 2005.
  • The review under the second cycle of the Implementation Review Mechanism is completed. The executive summary is available here.

 

  • BRICS Member since 2024.
  • The Agreement for the Establishment of the International Anti-Corruption Academy as an International Organization was ratified in 2013.
  • The AU Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption was ratified in 2017.
Main Legislation
Portugal
  1. Criminal Code: Articles 335, 363, 372-374-B, 376-377-A, 379, 382
    (Codigo Penal 2003: Artigos 335, 363, 372-374-B, 376-377-A, 379, 382), (Portuguese);

  2. Law of July 16, 1987 «Misconduct of Persons Occupying Most Senior Government Positions»
    (Lei n.º 34/87, de 16 de Julho Crimes da Responsabilidade de Titulares de Cargos Políticos), (Portuguese);

  3. Law of April 21, 2008 No. 19 «On Measures against Corruption»
    (Lei n.º 19/2008, de 21 de Abril Medidas de Combate à Corrupção), (Portuguese);

  4. Law of April 21, 2008 No. 20 «On Criminal Liability for Corruption Crimes in International Trade and in the Private Sector»
    (Lei n.º 20/2008, de 21 de Abril Novo regime penal de corrupção no comércio internacional e no sector privado), (Portuguese);

  5. Law No. 52 of July 31, 2019 «On the Adoption of the Rules Regulating the Exercise of Functions by the Individuals Holding Political Positions and High Public Positions»
    (Lei n.º 52/2019, de 31 de Julho Aprova o regime do exercício de funções por titulares de cargos políticos e altos cargos públicos), (Portuguese);

  6. Decree Law No. 109-E/2021 of December 9, 2021 «On the Establishment of a National Anti-Corruption Committee and the Establishment of a General Regime for the Prevention of Corruption»
    (Decreto-Lei n.º 109-E/2021, de 9 de Dezembro Mecanismo Nacional Anticorrupção e estabelece o regime geral de prevenção da corrupção), (Portuguese);

  7. Law No. 93/2021 of December 20, 2021 «On the Establishment of a General Protection Regime for Whistleblowers»
    (Lei n.º 93/2021, de 20 de Dezembro Estabelece o regime geral de proteção de denunciantes de infrações), (Portuguese).

Egypt
  1. Constitution: Articles 109,145,166
    (166، 145 ، 109 مقالات2019 ,الدستور المصري المعدل), (Arabic);
  2. Criminal Code: Articles 103-111, 115
    (قانون العقوبات رقم 58 لسنة 1937 103-111 ، 115), (Arabic);
  3. Law No. 62 of 1975 «On Illegal Income»
    (قانون الكسب غير المشروع), (Arabic);
  4. Law No. 106 of 2013 «On the regulation of conflicts of interest in the public service»
    (قانون حظر تعارض مصالح المسئولين في الدولة), (Arabic);
  5. Law No. 81 of 2016 «On public service»
    (قانون الخدمة المدنية رقم 81 لسنة 2016), (Arabic);
  6. Presidential Decree No. 1112 of 1975 «On the Execution of Law No. 62 of 1975 on Illegal Income»
    للائحة التنفيذية لقانون الكسب غير المشروع رقم 62 لسنة 1975), (Arabic);
  7. Prime Ministerial Order No. 1216 of 2017 «On the Implementation of the Law of 2016 No. 81 on Public Service»
    (اللائحة التنفيذية لقانون الخدمة المدنية رقم 81 لسنة 2016), (Arabic).

 

Anti-Corruption Bodies
Portugal
  1. Council for the Prevention of Corruption
    (Conselho de Prevenção da Corrupção), (Portuguese);

  2. National Anti-Corruption Judicial Police Unit
    (Unidade Nacional de Combate à Corrupção da Polícia Judiciária), (Portuguese).

Egypt
  1. Administrative Control Authority
    (هيئة الرقابة الإدارية), (Arabic/English/French);
  2. National Coordinating Committee for Preventing and Combating Corruption
    (اللجنة الوطنية التنسيقية للوقاية من الفساد ومكافحته), (Arab/English/French).

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