The score compares the underlying financial-crime risk of countries on a 0-10 scale. A higher number means higher risk. It is a country comparison, not a decision about an individual person or business.
What the score considers
- Financial crime controls (50%): FATF assessments of effectiveness and international standards.
- Government effectiveness and rule of law (30%): six World Bank measures covering institutions, regulation, stability, accountability and corruption control.
- International sanctions (20%): the reach of active country-level UN, UK, EU and US sanctions.
When information is missing
Missing information is never treated as zero risk. If one of the three parts is unavailable, the remaining parts are rebalanced and the country cannot be labelled Low risk. Fewer than two parts means no headline score is published.
How sanctions information is checked
A sanctions score of zero is possible only after the complete UN, UK, EU and US country-level catalogues have been checked. People or organisations may still appear on sanctions lists. Unexpected source changes or unclear evidence stop scoring until the information is complete.
When the score has a minimum
FATF grey list 6.0; FATF call for action 9.0; sector-wide sanctions 6.0; comprehensive sanctions 8.0. Targeted sanctions remain visible but do not set a minimum.
Separate context
Transparency International CPI and RegActions enforcement activity are displayed but do not change the score.