China vs South Korea: country risk compared
China currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.6 vs 3.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (7.0 vs 5.2).
🇨🇳 China (5.6/10, High) vs 🇰🇷 South Korea (3.8/10, Moderate).
Side by side
| Indicator | China | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 5.6/10 (High) | 3.8/10 (Moderate) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | Sectoral exposure | No listed programme identified |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 4.3/10 | 2.4/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 43/100 (rank #76) | 63/100 (rank #31) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | No | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2019 | 2020 |
| BO register | Restricted (live since 2024) | None identified |
FATF mutual evaluations
Full country reports
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Active methodology 3.1.0; China is complete with medium confidence and South Korea 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.