Malta vs Montenegro: country risk compared

Montenegro currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.9 vs 4.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher v3 pillar risk overall.

🇲🇹 Malta (4.8/10, Moderate) vs 🇲🇪 Montenegro (4.9/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorMaltaMontenegro
RegActions risk score4.8/10 (Moderate)4.9/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedSectoral exposure
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)3.5/104.2/10
Corruption (CPI)49/100 (rank #60)46/100 (rank #65)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192024
BO registerRestricted (live since 2018)None identified

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Malta: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • Montenegro: last mutual evaluation 2024 · report

Full country reports

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Malta is complete with medium confidence and Montenegro 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.