AML (Anti-Money Laundering) risk for a country is assessed by examining its exposure to financial crime, the strength of its legal and regulatory frameworks, and the effectiveness of enforcement institutions. This includes evaluating indicators such as corruption levels, financial transparency, rule of law, and international cooperation to determine how vulnerable a country is to money laundering activities and how robust its defences are.

The risk score assesses each country’s vulnerability to money laundering and terrorist financing by examining both inherent risk factors, such as corruption and other predicate offences, and the strength of the control environment, including the effectiveness of legal institutions and compliance with international standards. The assessment is based on a broad set of reputable public data sources, including the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the World Bank, and others.

Countries are ranked where a score is available based on their overall AML Risk Score, with lower ranks representing safer environments and higher ranks representing greater risk. Where no score is available we will not show rank data for that Country.

Values range from 0 to 100. Higher values indicate a higher risk of money laundering and terrorist financing. Results are presented in five risk categories: Very Low Risk, Low Risk, Medium Risk, High Risk, and Very High Risk. Where country data does not meet the minimum confidence threshold, no score is shown.