Basel AML Index
Assessing money laundering risks around the world
The Basel AML Index is an independent, data-based ranking and risk assessment tool for money laundering and related financial crime risks around the world.
It provides risk scores for countries and jurisdictions based on data from 17 publicly available sources such as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Transparency International and the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime. The risk scores cover five domains considered to contribute to a high money laundering risk:
- Quality of AML/CFT/CPF framework
- Corruption and fraud risks
- Financial transparency and standards
- Public transparency and accountability
- Legal and political risks
The Basel AML Index is developed and maintained by the Basel Institute on Governance through its International Centre for Asset Recovery (ICAR).
Public vs Expert and Expert Plus Editions
The Public Edition of the Basel AML Index 2025 covers 177 jurisdictions with sufficient data to calculate a reliable overall risk score.
A comprehensive list of scores and indicators for 203 jurisdictions is available in the Expert Edition, a subscription-based service used by companies and financial institutions as a country risk-rating tool for compliance and risk assessment purposes.
The Expert Edition Plus option offers a detailed comparative analysis of the FATF Mutual Evaluation Reports, plus special reports on ML/TF risks in Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Gibraltar and the Cayman Islands. This subscription option offers an “early warning” system to identify jurisdictions at risk being added to the FATF grey list of jurisdictions subject to increased monitoring.
Subscription to the Expert and Expert Plus editions is free for public-sector, multilateral, non-profit and academic organisations, as well as the media.
See the website at index.baselgovernance.org for more information or request an account.