Country risk for AML and sanctions compliance
High risk = FATF call for action, FATF increased monitoring or EU high-risk third country. Medium = Basel AML Index 2025 score of 6.5 or more. Use it to set customer-risk ratings and enhanced due diligence triggers. Open the interactive globe.
Updated 2026-11-03. 31 high-risk and 13 medium-risk jurisdictions.
| Country | Risk | FATF status | EU high-risk | Basel AML Index 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar (Burma) | High | Call for action (black list) | Yes | 8.18 |
| Haiti | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | 8.12 |
| Congo - Kinshasa | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | 7.63 |
| Venezuela | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | 7.55 |
| Laos | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | 7.5 |
| Algeria | High | — | Yes | 6.82 |
| Vietnam | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | 6.69 |
| Afghanistan | High | — | Yes | — |
| Angola | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Bolivia | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | — | — |
| British Virgin Islands | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Bulgaria | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | — | — |
| Cameroon | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Côte d’Ivoire | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Iran | High | Call for action (black list) | Yes | — |
| Iraq | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | — | — |
| Kenya | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Kuwait | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | — | — |
| Lebanon | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Monaco | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Namibia | High | — | Yes | — |
| Nepal | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| North Korea | High | Call for action (black list) | Yes | — |
| Papua New Guinea | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | — | — |
| Russia | High | — | Yes | — |
| South Sudan | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Syria | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Trinidad & Tobago | High | — | Yes | — |
| Vanuatu | High | — | Yes | — |
| Yemen | High | Increased monitoring (grey list) | Yes | — |
| Chad | Medium | — | — | 7.56 |
| Equatorial Guinea | Medium | — | — | 7.55 |
| Gabon | Medium | — | — | 7.46 |
| Central African Republic | Medium | — | — | 7.44 |
| Guinea-Bissau | Medium | — | — | 7.3 |
| Congo - Brazzaville | Medium | — | — | 7.27 |
| China | Medium | — | — | 7.26 |
| Djibouti | Medium | — | — | 6.93 |
| Niger | Medium | — | — | 6.84 |
| Madagascar | Medium | — | — | 6.77 |
| Turkmenistan | Medium | — | — | 6.73 |
| Cambodia | Medium | — | — | 6.72 |
| Comoros | Medium | — | — | 6.67 |
| New Zealand | Low | — | — | 3.76 |
| Norway | Low | — | — | 3.73 |
| Slovenia | Low | — | — | 3.49 |
| Andorra | Low | — | — | 3.48 |
| Sweden | Low | — | — | 3.48 |
| Estonia | Low | — | — | 3.25 |
| Denmark | Low | — | — | 3.18 |
| San Marino | Low | — | — | 3.08 |
| Iceland | Low | — | — | 3.04 |
| Finland | Low | — | — | 3.03 |
| Åland Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Albania | Low | — | — | — |
| American Samoa | Low | — | — | — |
| Anguilla | Low | — | — | — |
| Antarctica | Low | — | — | — |
| Antigua & Barbuda | Low | — | — | — |
| Argentina | Low | — | — | — |
| Armenia | Low | — | — | — |
| Aruba | Low | — | — | — |
| Australia | Low | — | — | — |
| Austria | Low | — | — | — |
| Azerbaijan | Low | — | — | — |
| Bahamas | Low | — | — | — |
| Bahrain | Low | — | — | — |
| Bangladesh | Low | — | — | — |
| Barbados | Low | — | — | — |
| Belarus | Low | — | — | — |
| Belgium | Low | — | — | — |
| Belize | Low | — | — | — |
| Benin | Low | — | — | — |
| Bermuda | Low | — | — | — |
| Bhutan | Low | — | — | — |
| Botswana | Low | — | — | — |
| Bouvet Island | Low | — | — | — |
| Brazil | Low | — | — | — |
| British Indian Ocean Territory | Low | — | — | — |
| Brunei | Low | — | — | — |
| Burkina Faso | Low | — | — | — |
| Burundi | Low | — | — | — |
| Canada | Low | — | — | — |
| Cape Verde | Low | — | — | — |
| Caribbean Netherlands | Low | — | — | — |
| Cayman Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Chile | Low | — | — | — |
| Christmas Island | Low | — | — | — |
| Cocos (Keeling) Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Colombia | Low | — | — | — |
| Cook Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Costa Rica | Low | — | — | — |
| Croatia | Low | — | — | — |
| Cuba | Low | — | — | — |
| Curaçao | Low | — | — | — |
| Cyprus | Low | — | — | — |
| Czechia | Low | — | — | — |
| Dominica | Low | — | — | — |
| Dominican Republic | Low | — | — | — |
| Ecuador | Low | — | — | — |
| Egypt | Low | — | — | — |
| El Salvador | Low | — | — | — |
| Eritrea | Low | — | — | — |
| Eswatini | Low | — | — | — |
| Ethiopia | Low | — | — | — |
| Falkland Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Faroe Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Fiji | Low | — | — | — |
| France | Low | — | — | — |
| French Guiana | Low | — | — | — |
| French Polynesia | Low | — | — | — |
| French Southern Territories | Low | — | — | — |
| Gambia | Low | — | — | — |
| Georgia | Low | — | — | — |
| Germany | Low | — | — | — |
| Ghana | Low | — | — | — |
| Gibraltar | Low | — | — | — |
| Greece | Low | — | — | — |
| Greenland | Low | — | — | — |
| Grenada | Low | — | — | — |
| Guadeloupe | Low | — | — | — |
| Guam | Low | — | — | — |
| Guatemala | Low | — | — | — |
| Guernsey | Low | — | — | — |
| Guinea | Low | — | — | — |
| Guyana | Low | — | — | — |
| Heard & McDonald Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Honduras | Low | — | — | — |
| Hong Kong SAR China | Low | — | — | — |
| Hungary | Low | — | — | — |
| India | Low | — | — | — |
| Indonesia | Low | — | — | — |
| Ireland | Low | — | — | — |
| Isle of Man | Low | — | — | — |
| Israel | Low | — | — | — |
| Italy | Low | — | — | — |
| Jamaica | Low | — | — | — |
| Japan | Low | — | — | — |
| Jersey | Low | — | — | — |
| Jordan | Low | — | — | — |
| Kazakhstan | Low | — | — | — |
| Kiribati | Low | — | — | — |
| Kosovo | Low | — | — | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | Low | — | — | — |
| Latvia | Low | — | — | — |
| Lesotho | Low | — | — | — |
| Liberia | Low | — | — | — |
| Libya | Low | — | — | — |
| Liechtenstein | Low | — | — | — |
| Lithuania | Low | — | — | — |
| Luxembourg | Low | — | — | — |
| Macao SAR China | Low | — | — | — |
| Malawi | Low | — | — | — |
| Malaysia | Low | — | — | — |
| Maldives | Low | — | — | — |
| Mali | Low | — | — | — |
| Malta | Low | — | — | — |
| Marshall Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Martinique | Low | — | — | — |
| Mauritania | Low | — | — | — |
| Mauritius | Low | — | — | — |
| Mayotte | Low | — | — | — |
| Mexico | Low | — | — | — |
| Micronesia | Low | — | — | — |
| Moldova | Low | — | — | — |
| Mongolia | Low | — | — | — |
| Montenegro | Low | — | — | — |
| Montserrat | Low | — | — | — |
| Morocco | Low | — | — | — |
| Mozambique | Low | — | — | — |
| Nauru | Low | — | — | — |
| Netherlands | Low | — | — | — |
| New Caledonia | Low | — | — | — |
| Nicaragua | Low | — | — | — |
| Nigeria | Low | — | — | — |
| Niue | Low | — | — | — |
| Norfolk Island | Low | — | — | — |
| North Macedonia | Low | — | — | — |
| Northern Mariana Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Oman | Low | — | — | — |
| Pakistan | Low | — | — | — |
| Palau | Low | — | — | — |
| Palestinian Territories | Low | — | — | — |
| Panama | Low | — | — | — |
| Paraguay | Low | — | — | — |
| Peru | Low | — | — | — |
| Philippines | Low | — | — | — |
| Pitcairn Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Poland | Low | — | — | — |
| Portugal | Low | — | — | — |
| Puerto Rico | Low | — | — | — |
| Qatar | Low | — | — | — |
| Réunion | Low | — | — | — |
| Romania | Low | — | — | — |
| Rwanda | Low | — | — | — |
| Samoa | Low | — | — | — |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | Low | — | — | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Low | — | — | — |
| Senegal | Low | — | — | — |
| Serbia | Low | — | — | — |
| Seychelles | Low | — | — | — |
| Sierra Leone | Low | — | — | — |
| Singapore | Low | — | — | — |
| Sint Maarten | Low | — | — | — |
| Slovakia | Low | — | — | — |
| Solomon Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Somalia | Low | — | — | — |
| South Africa | Low | — | — | — |
| South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| South Korea | Low | — | — | — |
| Spain | Low | — | — | — |
| Sri Lanka | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Barthélemy | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Helena | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Lucia | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Martin | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Pierre & Miquelon | Low | — | — | — |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | Low | — | — | — |
| Sudan | Low | — | — | — |
| Suriname | Low | — | — | — |
| Svalbard & Jan Mayen | Low | — | — | — |
| Switzerland | Low | — | — | — |
| Taiwan | Low | — | — | — |
| Tajikistan | Low | — | — | — |
| Tanzania | Low | — | — | — |
| Thailand | Low | — | — | — |
| Timor-Leste | Low | — | — | — |
| Togo | Low | — | — | — |
| Tokelau | Low | — | — | — |
| Tonga | Low | — | — | — |
| Tunisia | Low | — | — | — |
| Türkiye | Low | — | — | — |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Tuvalu | Low | — | — | — |
| U.S. Outlying Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | Low | — | — | — |
| Uganda | Low | — | — | — |
| Ukraine | Low | — | — | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Low | — | — | — |
| United Kingdom | Low | — | — | — |
| United States | Low | — | — | — |
| Uruguay | Low | — | — | — |
| Uzbekistan | Low | — | — | — |
| Vatican City | Low | — | — | — |
| Wallis & Futuna | Low | — | — | — |
| Western Sahara | Low | — | — | — |
| Zambia | Low | — | — | — |
| Zimbabwe | Low | — | — | — |