The 2026 Rankings
Banking Access
Can you open accounts? FATCA/CRS compliance burden, crypto-friendly banks, international transfers.
59 Countries Ranked
7.2 Average Score
9.5 Top Score
Score Distribution
Hover over bars to see which countries fall in each range
The Contenders Ranked 4–10
Complete Index All 59 Countries
1 Singapore Asia-Pacific 9.5 2 United Arab Emirates Middle East & Africa 9.0 3 Switzerland Europe 9.0 4 Ireland Europe 8.5 5 Estonia Europe 8.5 6 Georgia Middle East & Africa 8.5 7 New Zealand Asia-Pacific 8.5 8 Australia Asia-Pacific 8.5 9 Qatar Middle East & Africa 8.5 10 Panama Americas 8.0 11 United Kingdom Europe 8.0 12 Netherlands Europe 8.0 13 Malta Europe 8.0 14 Mauritius Middle East & Africa 8.0 15 Lithuania Europe 8.0 16 Cambodia Asia-Pacific 8.0 17 armenia Other 8.0 18 Portugal Europe 7.5 19 Cyprus Europe 7.5 20 Austria Europe 7.5 21 Serbia Europe 7.5 22 st-kitts Other 7.5 23 Czechia Europe 7.5 24 Latvia Europe 7.5 25 slovenia Other 7.5 26 Spain Europe 7.0 27 Germany Europe 7.0 28 Andorra Europe 7.0 29 France Europe 7.0 30 Croatia Europe 7.0 31 Hungary Europe 7.0 32 Chile Americas 7.0 33 Malaysia Asia-Pacific 7.0 34 Romania Europe 7.0 35 Bulgaria Europe 7.0 36 grenada Other 7.0 37 antigua Other 7.0 38 Montenegro Europe 7.0 39 Taiwan Asia-Pacific 7.0 40 Albania Europe 7.0 41 South Africa Middle East & Africa 7.0 42 Uruguay Americas 6.5 43 Italy Europe 6.5 44 Greece Europe 6.5 45 Turkey Middle East & Africa 6.5 46 Brazil Americas 6.5 47 Japan Asia-Pacific 6.5 48 dominica Other 6.5 49 South Korea Asia-Pacific 6.5 50 Mexico Americas 6.0 51 Thailand Asia-Pacific 6.0 52 Dominican Republic Americas 6.0 53 Costa Rica Americas 6.0 54 Colombia Americas 6.0 55 Ecuador Americas 6.0 56 Philippines Asia-Pacific 6.0 57 Indonesia Asia-Pacific 5.5 58 Vietnam Asia-Pacific 5.0 59 Argentina Americas 4.0