Hong Kong vs Japan: country risk compared

Hong Kong currently carries the higher assessed risk (2.4 vs 2.0 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by its heavier sanctions exposure.

🇭🇰 Hong Kong (2.4/10, Low) vs 🇯🇵 Japan (2.0/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorHong KongJapan
RegActions risk score2.4/10 (Low)2.0/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureSectoral exposureNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)2.1/101.6/10
Corruption (CPI)76/100 (rank #12)71/100 (rank #18)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192021
BO registerNone identifiedRestricted (live since 2022)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Hong Kong: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • Japan: last mutual evaluation 2021 · 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.