Member Countries and Observers FAQ

Which jurisdictions are members of the FATF?

There are currently 36 members of the FATF; 34 jurisdictions and 2 regional organisations (the Gulf Cooperation Council and the European Commission). These 36 Members are at the core of global efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. There are also 27 international and regional organisations which are Associate Members or Observers of the FATF and participate in its work. Click here for the detailed list of members and observers.

Are all countries which are members of the Gulf Cooperation Council also members of the FATF?

Although the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is a full Member of the FATF, the individual Member countries of the GCC (of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates) are not. As an FATF Member, the GCC is committed to implementing the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorist financing (CFT) measures agreed to by the FATF Members - in particular, the FATF Forty Recommendations and Nine Special Recommendations.

To monitor and assess the progress of its Members in implementing FATF standards, the FATF conducts a mutual evaluation exercise. As the GCC member countries are not Members of the FATF themselves, and their mutual evaluations are conducted jointly with the regional AML/CFT body for the Middle East and North Africa (MENAFATF).

Are Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles members of the FATF?

The Kingdom of the Netherlands (which comprises the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba) is a member of the FATF. Thus the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are together a Member of the FATF.

Are Jersey, Guernsey the Isle of Man and Gibraltar FATF members?

The Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) and the Isle of Man are not FATF Members. They are Crown Dependencies of the United Kingdom (which is an FATF Member) and members of the Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS), a body that is an observer to the FATF. The OGBS conducts evaluations of its Members’ anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing systems.

Gibraltar is not a Member of the FATF. However, Gibraltar is a member of the Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors (OGBS), which is an FATF Observer.

What are the criteria that must be met for a country to become a Member of the FATF?

FATF membership policy, February 2008

What are the criteria that must be met for an organisation to become an Observer of the FATF?

FATF policy on observers, June 2008