Mexico vs United States: country risk compared

Mexico currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.9 vs 2.8 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker corruption-control scores.

🇲🇽 Mexico (5.9/10, High) vs 🇺🇸 United States (2.8/10, Low).

Side by side

IndicatorMexicoUnited States
RegActions risk score5.9/10 (High)2.8/10 (Low)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
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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Scores combine World Bank WGI governance, FATF listing status and sanctions exposure; CPI and enforcement volume are shown but not scored. Scoring methodology.