Malta vs Serbia: country risk compared

Malta currently carries the higher assessed risk (4.8 vs 4.2 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (7.0 vs 4.5).

🇲🇹 Malta (4.8/10, Moderate) vs 🇷🇸 Serbia (4.2/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorMaltaSerbia
RegActions risk score4.8/10 (Moderate)4.2/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedSectoral exposure
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)3.5/104.6/10
Corruption (CPI)49/100 (rank #60)33/100 (rank #116)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192025
BO registerRestricted (live since 2018)Public (live since 2018)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Malta: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • Serbia: last mutual evaluation 2025 · report

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