Global Country Risk Ratings

Compare financial-crime and country risk across 214 jurisdictions. Full information is available for 190; 24 have some information missing; 10 are indicative governance proxies and are discoverable but excluded from exact ranking; 0 do not have enough information for a score. Missing information is never treated as zero risk. Enforcement activity and CPI are shown for context but do not change the score.

Very high: 46 · High: 91 · Moderate: 70 · Low: 7 · Insufficient data: 0. See the FATF grey list & black list.

#	Country	Risk score	Risk	Region	FATF	International sanctions
1	Eritrea	8.7	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
2	North Korea	8.6	Very high	Asia Pacific	Black list	Comprehensive
3	Iran	8.5	Very high	Middle East	Black list	Comprehensive
4	Venezuela	8.3	Very high	Americas	Grey list	Sectoral
5	Central African Republic	8.2	Very high	Africa	—	Sectoral
6	Haiti	8.1	Very high	Americas	Grey list	Sectoral
7	Chad	8.0	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
8	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7.9	Very high	Africa	Grey list	Sectoral
9	Equatorial Guinea	7.9	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Somalia	7.9	Very high	Africa	—	Sectoral
10	Guinea-Bissau	7.8	Very high	Africa	—	Targeted
11	Myanmar	7.8	Very high	Asia Pacific	Black list	Sectoral
12	Republic of the Congo	7.8	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
13	Sint Maarten	7.8	Very high	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Afghanistan	7.7	Very high	Asia Pacific	—	Sectoral
14	Gabon	7.6	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Sudan	7.6	Very high	Africa	—	Sectoral
15	Togo	7.5	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
16	Eswatini	7.4	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
17	Guinea	7.4	Very high	Africa	—	Targeted
18	Liberia	7.4	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
19	Djibouti	7.3	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
20	Laos	7.3	Very high	Asia Pacific	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
—	Libya	7.3	Very high	Africa	—	Sectoral
21	Mali	7.3	Very high	Africa	—	Targeted
22	Mozambique	7.3	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
23	Cameroon	7.2	Very high	Africa	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
24	Comoros	7.2	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
25	Madagascar	7.2	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
26	São Tomé and Príncipe	7.2	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
27	Sierra Leone	7.2	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
28	Mauritania	7.1	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
29	Niger	7.1	Very high	Africa	—	Targeted
30	Pakistan	7.1	Very high	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
31	Suriname	7.1	Very high	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
32	The Gambia	7.1	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
33	Tonga	7.1	Very high	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
34	Uganda	7.1	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
35	Angola	7.0	Very high	Africa	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
36	Burkina Faso	7.0	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
37	Lesotho	7.0	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
38	Nigeria	7.0	Very high	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
39	Solomon Islands	7.0	Very high	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
40	South Sudan	7.0	Very high	Africa	Grey list	Sectoral
41	Syria	7.0	Very high	Middle East	Grey list	Sectoral
42	Yemen	7.0	Very high	Middle East	Grey list	Sectoral
43	Benin	6.9	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
44	Ethiopia	6.9	High	Africa	—	Targeted
45	Tanzania	6.9	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
46	Zimbabwe	6.9	High	Africa	—	Sectoral
47	British Virgin Islands	6.8	High	Offshore / IFC	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
48	Maldives	6.8	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Burundi	6.7	High	Africa	—	Sectoral
49	Cambodia	6.7	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
50	Kenya	6.7	High	Africa	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
51	Niue	6.7	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
52	Papua New Guinea	6.7	High	Asia Pacific	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
53	Rwanda	6.7	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
54	Nepal	6.6	High	Asia Pacific	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
55	Timor-Leste	6.6	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
56	Cabo Verde	6.5	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
57	Côte d'Ivoire	6.5	High	Africa	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
58	Senegal	6.5	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
59	Sri Lanka	6.5	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
60	Vietnam	6.5	High	Asia Pacific	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
61	Mongolia	6.4	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
62	Vanuatu	6.4	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
63	Algeria	6.3	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
64	Curaçao	6.3	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Palestine	6.3	High	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
65	Lebanon	6.2	High	Middle East	Grey list	Sectoral
66	Nicaragua	6.2	High	Americas	—	Targeted
67	Tunisia	6.2	High	Africa	—	Targeted
68	Turks and Caicos Islands	6.2	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
69	Philippines	6.1	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
70	Bangladesh	6.0	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
71	Bhutan	6.0	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
72	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.0	High	Europe	Grey list	Targeted
73	Botswana	6.0	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
74	Iraq	6.0	High	Middle East	Grey list	Sectoral
75	Kyrgyzstan	6.0	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
76	Saint Lucia	5.9	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
77	Seychelles	5.9	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
78	Ghana	5.8	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
79	Grenada	5.8	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
80	Malawi	5.8	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
81	Saint Kitts and Nevis	5.8	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
82	Bolivia	5.7	High	Americas	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
83	Bulgaria	5.7	High	Europe	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
84	Jamaica	5.7	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
85	Namibia	5.7	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
86	South Africa	5.7	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
87	Turkmenistan	5.7	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
88	China	5.6	High	Asia Pacific	—	Sectoral
89	El Salvador	5.6	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
90	Kuwait	5.6	High	Middle East	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
91	Morocco	5.6	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
92	Tajikistan	5.6	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
93	Trinidad and Tobago	5.6	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
94	Zambia	5.6	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
95	Barbados	5.5	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
96	Ecuador	5.5	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
97	Fiji	5.5	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
98	Gibraltar	5.5	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
99	Jordan	5.5	High	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
100	Honduras	5.4	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
101	Isle of Man	5.4	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
102	Mauritius	5.4	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
103	Mexico	5.4	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
104	Samoa	5.4	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
105	Türkiye	5.4	High	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
106	Antigua and Barbuda	5.3	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
107	Argentina	5.3	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
108	Azerbaijan	5.3	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
109	Bahamas	5.3	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
110	Hungary	5.3	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
111	Marshall Islands	5.3	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
112	Montserrat	5.3	High	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
113	Palau	5.3	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
114	Thailand	5.3	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
115	Ukraine	5.3	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
116	Albania	5.2	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
117	Armenia	5.2	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
118	Colombia	5.2	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
119	Egypt	5.2	High	Africa	—	No direct country restrictions
120	Nauru	5.2	High	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
121	North Macedonia	5.2	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
122	Paraguay	5.2	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
123	Belarus	5.1	High	Europe	—	Sectoral
124	Brazil	5.1	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
125	Georgia	5.1	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
126	Panama	5.1	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
127	Croatia	5.0	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
128	Guatemala	5.0	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
129	Peru	5.0	High	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
130	Romania	5.0	High	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
131	United Arab Emirates	5.0	High	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
132	Cayman Islands	4.9	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
133	Dominica	4.9	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
134	Dominican Republic	4.9	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
135	Guyana	4.9	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
136	Moldova	4.9	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
137	Montenegro	4.9	Moderate	Europe	—	Sectoral
138	Slovakia	4.9	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
139	Costa Rica	4.8	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
140	Indonesia	4.8	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
141	Malta	4.8	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
142	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	4.8	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
143	Bahrain	4.7	Moderate	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
144	Monaco	4.7	Moderate	Europe	Grey list	No direct country restrictions
145	Poland	4.7	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
146	Saudi Arabia	4.7	Moderate	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
147	Uzbekistan	4.7	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
148	Cuba	4.6	Moderate	Americas	—	Comprehensive
149	Iceland	4.6	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Kosovo	4.6	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
150	Russia	4.6	Moderate	Europe	—	Sectoral
151	Slovenia	4.6	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
152	Vatican City	4.6	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
153	Anguilla	4.4	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
154	Chile	4.4	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
155	Cook Islands	4.4	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
156	Brunei	4.3	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
157	India	4.3	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
158	Kazakhstan	4.3	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
159	Lithuania	4.3	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
160	Uruguay	4.3	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
161	Belgium	4.2	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
162	Cyprus	4.2	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
163	Serbia	4.2	Moderate	Europe	—	Sectoral
164	Belize	4.1	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
165	Czechia	4.1	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
166	Estonia	4.1	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
167	Greece	4.1	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
168	Oman	4.1	Moderate	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
169	Denmark	3.9	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
170	Japan	3.9	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
171	Qatar	3.9	Moderate	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
172	Andorra	3.8	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
173	Aruba	3.8	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
174	Macau	3.8	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
175	South Korea	3.8	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
176	Austria	3.7	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
177	Canada	3.7	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
178	Malaysia	3.7	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
179	Portugal	3.7	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
180	Germany	3.6	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
181	Hong Kong	3.6	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	Sectoral
182	Finland	3.5	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
183	Guernsey	3.5	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
184	Ireland	3.5	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
185	Italy	3.5	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
—	US Virgin Islands	3.5	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
186	Australia	3.4	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
187	Liechtenstein	3.4	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
188	San Marino	3.4	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
189	Taiwan	3.4	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
190	Bermuda	3.2	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
191	Israel	3.2	Moderate	Middle East	—	No direct country restrictions
192	Norway	3.2	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
193	Sweden	3.2	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
194	United States	3.2	Moderate	Americas	—	No direct country restrictions
195	Switzerland	3.1	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
196	Luxembourg	3.0	Moderate	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
197	New Zealand	3.0	Moderate	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
198	Jersey	2.9	Low	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
199	Netherlands	2.9	Low	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
200	Singapore	2.9	Low	Asia Pacific	—	No direct country restrictions
—	American Samoa	2.8	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
201	Spain	2.8	Low	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
202	France	2.7	Low	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
—	Guam	2.6	Moderate	Offshore / IFC	—	No direct country restrictions
203	Latvia	2.4	Low	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions
204	United Kingdom	2.4	Low	Europe	—	No direct country restrictions