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The Basel Institute on Governance Publishes the 2014 Anti-Money Laundering Index
International - Thursday, August 14, 2014
The Basel Institute on Governance has issued its 2014 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Index rankings, which assesses the risk of money laundering and terrorism financing in 162 countries, based on their related policy and legal frameworks as well as other related factors such as financial transparency as well as the rule of law. The score ranges from 0 (low risk) to 10 (high risk). This year, the global average was 5.87, with Finland leading the world as the country with the lowest risk, followed by Estonia and Slovenia, while Iran came in last, preceded by Afghanistan and Cambodia.
The Basel AML Index this year includes 19 Arab countries, 10 of which have scored better than the global average, with Oman, Qatar and Jordan leading the group, while Iraq, Sudan and Yemen trailed it, scoring among the riskiest 20 countries in the world.
Below is a table showing the situation of Arab countries, and for more information on the overall results, please visit http://index.baselgovernance.org.
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Countries
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Score
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Rank (ranked from highest to lowest risk)
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Out of 162 countries
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Out of 19 Arab countries
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Iraq
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8.22
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6
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1
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Sudan
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7.74
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12
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2
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Yemen
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7.51
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17
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3
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Lebanon
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7.01
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34
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4
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Comoros
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6.93
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36
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5
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Mauritania
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6.82
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37
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6
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Algeria
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6.61
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45
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7
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United Arab Emirates
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6.33
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60
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8
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Kuwait
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6.14
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67
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9
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Syria
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5.83
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83
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10
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Saudi Arabia
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5.66
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87
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11
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Morocco
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5.61
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92
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12
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Bahrain
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5.57
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94
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13
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Djibouti
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5.48
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98
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14
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Egypt
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5.18
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111
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15
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Tunisia
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5.06
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119
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16
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Jordan
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5.02
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122
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17
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Qatar
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4.96
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126
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18
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Oman
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4.76
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134
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19
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