Mexico vs United States: country risk compared

Mexico currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.4 vs 3.2 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (6.4 vs 3.3).

🇲🇽 Mexico (5.4/10, High) vs 🇺🇸 United States (3.2/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorMexicoUnited States
RegActions risk score5.4/10 (High)3.2/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Governance: rule of law (WGI risk)5.5/102.4/10
Corruption (CPI)27/100 (rank #141)64/100 (rank #29)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20182016
BO registerNone identifiedRestricted (live since 2024)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Mexico: last mutual evaluation 2018 · report
  • United States: last mutual evaluation 2016 · report

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Active methodology 3.1.0; Mexico is complete with low confidence and United States is complete with low confidence. FATF listings and sanctions are shown as regulatory overlays; CPI and enforcement volume are contextual, not score inputs. Scoring methodology.