Singapore vs Vietnam: country risk compared
Vietnam currently carries the higher assessed risk (6.5 vs 2.9 on the RegActions 0-10 scale), driven by higher AML/CFT effectiveness risk (8.2 vs 4.5).
🇸🇬 Singapore (2.9/10, Lower) vs 🇻🇳 Vietnam (6.5/10, High).
Side by side
| Indicator | Singapore | Vietnam |
|---|---|---|
| RegActions risk score | 2.9/10 (Lower) | 6.5/10 (High) |
| FATF status | Not currently listed | Grey list |
| Sanctions posture | No listed programme identified | No listed programme identified |
| Governance: rule of law (WGI risk) | 1.1/10 | 4.9/10 |
| Corruption (CPI) | 84/100 (rank #3) | 41/100 (rank #81) |
| EU tax list (Annex I) | Not listed | Listed |
| Egmont FIU member | Yes | No |
| Last FATF mutual evaluation | 2026 | 2022 |
| BO register | Restricted (live since 2020) | None identified |
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Active methodology 3.1.0; Singapore is complete with high confidence and Vietnam 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.