Costa Rica currently carries the higher assessed risk (3.3 vs 2.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.
🇨🇷 Costa Rica (3.3/10, Moderate) vs 🇺🇸 United States (2.8/10, Low).
Side by side
| Indicator | Costa Rica | United States |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 3.3/10 (Moderate) | 2.8/10 (Low) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Not currently listed |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Rule of law (WGI risk) | 3.7/10 | 2.4/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 56/100 (rank #46) | 64/100 (rank #29) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | Yes |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2015 | 2016 |
| BO register | Restricted (live since 2019) | Restricted (live since 2024) |
FATF mutual evaluations
- Costa Rica: last mutual evaluation 2015 · report
- United States: last mutual evaluation 2016 · report
Full country reports
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Scores combine World Bank WGI governance, FATF listing status and sanctions exposure; CPI and enforcement volume are shown but not scored. Scoring methodology.