Basel Institute on Governance
Swiss non-profit working against corruption and financial crime. It publishes the annual Basel AML Index, which ranks countries by money-laundering and terrorist-financing risk for banks, regulators and companies.
At a glance
- Entity level
- Organisation
- Type
- Non-profit or think tank
- Also known as
- ['Basel Institute on Governance']
- Flagship output
- Basel AML Index (latest: Basel AML Index 2025, 8 December 2025)
- Category
- Security & corporate risk
- Also covers
- Money-laundering and financial-crime country risk ranking
- Tier
- Tier 2: Leading independent country ranking of money-laundering risk, used by compliance teams since 2012.
- Headquarters
- Basel, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2012 (index)
- Coverage
- 177 jurisdictions
- Public access
- Freemium
- Latest activity seen
- 8 Dec 2025
- Evidence
- Active in 2025 to 26
How it produces intelligence
Data-based composite index drawing on 17 public sources across five domains, from AML framework quality to political and legal risk.
Risk themes
Focus regions
Leadership
- Elizabeth Andersen, Executive Director, Basel Institute on Governance
Links
What it publishes
| Output | Type | Cadence | Latest edition | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basel AML Index | Index | Annual | Basel AML Index 2025 | 8 Dec 2025 | Read report |
Latest findings
Recent public risk calls by Basel Institute on Governance, summarised in our own words. They are its views, not 311's. Follow each source for the original.
Myanmar, Haiti and the DRC are the highest-risk jurisdictions; Finland, Iceland and San Marino the lowest.
8 Dec 2025 · Horizon: 2025 · Source: Basel AML Index 2025 reveals uneven progress in global fight against financial crimeThe global average risk score was essentially flat (5.30 to 5.28), with high-risk countries improving while some strong performers slipped.
8 Dec 2025 · Horizon: 2025 · Source: Basel AML Index 2025 reveals uneven progress in global fight against financial crimeFinancial transparency weakened and public-accountability concerns grew, even as AML frameworks improved modestly.
8 Dec 2025 · Horizon: 2025 · Source: Basel AML Index 2025 reveals uneven progress in global fight against financial crimeSub-Saharan Africa improved most: six African countries left the FATF grey list and seven were among the top ten improvers.
8 Dec 2025 · Horizon: 2025 · Source: Basel AML Index 2025 reveals uneven progress in global fight against financial crime
Questions about Basel Institute on Governance
What is Basel Institute on Governance?
Swiss non-profit working against corruption and financial crime. It publishes the annual Basel AML Index, which ranks countries by money-laundering and terrorist-financing risk for banks, regulators and companies.
How does Basel Institute on Governance produce its intelligence?
Data-based composite index drawing on 17 public sources across five domains, from AML framework quality to political and legal risk.
Where is Basel Institute on Governance based?
Basel Institute on Governance is based in Basel, Switzerland.
What does Basel Institute on Governance cover?
Its work covers terrorism & crime, governance & fragility, regulation & policy, financial stability, with a focus on Global.
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