The Basel AML Index measures the risk of money laundering and terrorist financing of countries based on publicly available sources. A total of 14 indicators that deal with AML/CFT regulations, corruption, financial standards, political disclosure and rule of law are aggregated into one overall risk score. By combining these various data sources, the overall risk score represents a holistic assessment addressing structural as well as functional elements in the AML/CFT framework.

As there are no quantitative data available, the Basel AML Index does not measure the actual existence of money laundering activity or amount of illicit financial money within a country but is designed to indicate the risk level, i.e. the vulnerabilities of money laundering and terrorist financing within a country. The maximum estimate coefficient is 10 points, which means that the countries with less points are exposed to money laundering risks.

According to index, Uzbekistan holds the 101st place among 149 countries of the world. Uzbekistan has index of 5.1 out of 10. Uzbekistan is on the first place among the countries of Central Asian in the index.

Kazakhstan was on the 71st place, Kyrgyztsan – 60th place and Tajikistan – 3rd place.

Iran (1st place and index 8.61), Afghanistan (2nd place and index of 8.51) and Tajikistan (3rd and index of 8.19) were Top 3 countries with high level of risks of money laundering. Finland (149th place and index of 3.05), Lithuania (148th place and index of 3.62) and Estonia (147th place and index of 3.82).