Morocco vs South Africa: country risk compared

Morocco currently carries the higher assessed risk (5.3 vs 4.9 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by weaker governance indicators overall.

🇲🇦 Morocco (5.3/10, High) vs 🇿🇦 South Africa (4.9/10, Moderate).

Side by side

IndicatorMoroccoSouth Africa
RegActions risk score5.3/10 (High)4.9/10 (Moderate)
FATF statusNot currently listedNot currently listed
Sanctions postureNo listed programme identifiedNo listed programme identified
Rule of law (WGI risk)4.7/104.7/10
Corruption (CPI)39/100 (rank #91)41/100 (rank #81)
EU tax list (Annex I)Not listedNot listed
Egmont FIU memberYesYes
Last FATF mutual evaluation20192021
BO registerPublic (live since 2022)Restricted (live since 2023)

FATF mutual evaluations

  • Morocco: last mutual evaluation 2019 · report
  • South Africa: last mutual evaluation 2021 · report

Full country reports

Related comparisons

Scores combine World Bank WGI governance, FATF listing status and sanctions exposure; CPI and enforcement volume are shown but not scored. Scoring methodology.