Argentina vs Mexico: country risk compared

Mexico currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.4 vs 5.3 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher governance and institutions risk (5.5 vs 4.6).

🇦🇷 Argentina (5.3/10, High) vs 🇲🇽 Mexico (5.4/10, High).

Side by side

IndicatorArgentinaMexico
RegActions risk score5.3/10 (High)5.4/10 (High)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)4.7/105.5/10
Corruption (CPI)36/100 (rank #104)27/100 (rank #141)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20242018
BO registerRestricted (live since 2020)None identified

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Argentina: last mutual evaluation 2024 · report
  • Mexico: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Argentina is complete with high confidence and Mexico is complete with low confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.