Brazil vs Colombia: country risk compared

Colombia currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.2 vs 5.1 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (6.4 vs 6.1).

🇧🇷 Brazil (5.1/10, High) vs 🇨🇴 Colombia (5.2/10, High).

Side by side

IndicatorBrazilColombia
RegActions risk score5.1/10 (High)5.2/10 (High)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)5.1/105.0/10
Corruption (CPI)35/100 (rank #107)37/100 (rank #99)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20232018
BO registerRestricted (live since 2017)Restricted (live since 2022)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Brazil: last mutual evaluation 2023 · report
  • Colombia: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report

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