Belgium vs Germany: country risk compared

Belgium currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.2 vs 3.6 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (6.1 vs 5.5).

🇧🇪 Belgium (4.2/10, Moderate) vs 🇩🇪 Germany (3.6/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorBelgiumGermany
RegActions risk score4.2/10 (Moderate)3.6/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)2.4/101.9/10
Corruption (CPI)69/100 (rank #21)77/100 (rank #10)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20252022
BO registerRestricted (live since 2018)Restricted (live since 2017)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Belgium: last mutual evaluation 2025 · report
  • Germany: last mutual evaluation 2022 · report

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