Country risk profile
British Virgin Islands
- ISO
- VGB
- Region
- Americas
- Population
- 39K
- Profile
- updated 22 Aug 2026, 16:24 UTC
Composite risk
100/100
SevereAssessment summary
The published severe-risk rating is led by Corruption & Financial Crime and Sanctions, based on 2 of 7 risk groups.
At-a-glance evidence
Risk ratings and primary indicators
Ratings apply published thresholds to each source value. Low means the observed value is below elevated-risk thresholds; no data means no verified observation.
Primary source indicators
Full evidence and limitations ↓Governance
No dataUnavailable
Higher means stronger governance
Corruption perception
No dataUnavailable
Higher means cleaner public sector
Humanitarian risk
No dataUnavailable
Higher means greater crisis risk
Listed labour-risk goods
Low0 goods
Count of listed country-good observations
Sanctions designations
High33 recorded
Recorded designations, not unique subjects
Violent-event intensity
No rollupUnavailable
Higher means greater reported intensity
FATF status
HighIncreased monitoring
Published jurisdiction list status
State fragility
No dataUnavailable
Higher means greater fragility
Press freedom
No dataUnavailable
Higher means greater press freedom
Environmental performance
No dataUnavailable
Higher means better performance
Published score inputs
What drives the score
01Corruption & Financial Crimehigh 2 / 3
- FATF jurisdiction under increased monitoring (grey list)
02Sanctionshigh 2 / 3
- significant sanctions exposure (33 designations, 836/M pop.)
Calculation and all contributing groups
Group total 4 ÷ 2 available groups. Base 66.7 → published 100/100.
- Corruption & Financial Crime
- high · 2/3
- Sanctions
- high · 2/3
Published assessment rationale
Severe risk driven by Corruption & Financial Crime (high — FATF jurisdiction under increased monitoring (grey list)) and Sanctions (high — significant sanctions exposure (33 designations, 836/M pop.)).
Coverage measures available evidence, not certainty. See the exact formula and thresholds.
British Virgin Islands narrative assessment
British Virgin Islands carries a composite risk score of 100 out of 100 on the [S/1] scorecard, placing it in the severe risk band as of 22 August 2026. The result is based on 2 of 7 indicator groups (limited evidence coverage); unavailable groups are excluded rather than treated as low risk. Exposure includes 33 sanctions or debarment designations linked to British Virgin Islands within [S/1]'s 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available and FATF grey-list status — under increased monitoring (2026). The groups driving the assessment are corruption & financial crime and sanctions. All figures are drawn from official open-data sources and carry their own publication year. This is a country-level screening input, not an entity-level determination.
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Country annex: €29 once · included in Pro.
Indicator evidenceSource values, publication years and links
Published values retain their original units and scale directions. Open each source before using an indicator in a decision.
GOVERNANCE · WB WGI
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
CORRUPTION · TI CPI
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
INFORM RISK · JRC
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
CHILD / FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
0 GOODS Low
No country-good observation in the current source release. This is not evidence of low supplier risk.
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · link ↗
SANCTIONS · 18 CONFIGURED SOURCES
33 DESIGNATIONSHigh
Selected lists: EU 0 · OFAC 0 · UN 1 · UK 0 · SECO 0
A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity or evidence of national culpability.
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
NO COUNTRY ROLLUP
Insufficient event volume or no mapped observation in the 180-day window.
SOURCE: GDELT · link ↗
FATF STATUS
GREY LISTEDHigh
Financial Action Task Force — jurisdiction under increased monitoring
SOURCE: FATF · 2026 · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
Data not available
Source last ingested: Sept 2026
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
Data not available
Source last ingested: Oct 2026
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
Source last ingested: —
Additional inputs
- War events · 180-day GDELT
- No country observation
- OECD country risk category
- No country observation
- IMF programme severity
- No country observation
- Trade circumvention signal
- No country observation
- EU forced-labour product groups
- No country observation
- PM2.5 annual mean
- No country observation
- Water stress
- No country observation
- Land degradation
- No country observation
- Human development · context only
- No country observation
Source dates and coverageIngestion and publication context
Observation periods, recorded pipeline dates and fallback status are distinct. A recent pipeline date does not verify the observation or establish complete coverage.
Scorecard computed9 Oct 2026, 06:03 UTC
- Governance · WB WGI
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:02 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Corruption · TI CPI
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - INFORM Risk · JRC
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Child / forced labour · US DOL
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Sanctions · aggregate ingestion marker
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 9 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Violent events · GDELT
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 9 Oct 2026, 04:36 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - FATF
- Observation period: 2026
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:00 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Fragile States Index
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Press freedom · RSF
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Environmental performance · Yale
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Sept 2026, 04:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Climate risk · ND-GAIN
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Labour rights · ILO NORMLEX
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Child labour · ILOSTAT
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Political freedom · Freedom House
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: Not recorded
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Country risk category · OECD
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Lending programmes · IMF
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:05 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Trade patterns · UN Comtrade
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 3 Oct 2026, 02:01 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Human development · UNDP
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 08:06 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Forced labour · EU
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: Not recorded
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Air quality
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:11 UTC
Fallback status not supplied by this source record. - Water and land · ingestion paused
- Observation period: Unknown or not supplied
Pipeline date: 1 Oct 2026, 04:12 UTC
Historical fallback observations are unverified. UN SDG ingestion is paused pending reuse-term verification.
Sector exposureCountry × sector and commodity signals
Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
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Common questions about British Virgin Islands risk
What is the overall risk level of British Virgin Islands?
British Virgin Islands scores 100 out of 100 on the [S/1] composite risk scorecard, which places it in the severe risk band as of 22 August 2026. The result uses 2 of seven indicator groups and has limited evidence coverage; the unavailable groups are governance, labour & human rights, conflict, economic fragility and environmental. The composite uses the available scores across seven indicator groups: governance, corruption and financial crime, labour and human rights, conflict, sanctions, economic fragility, and environmental. Groups score 0–3; the available-group average is converted to a base percentage and calibrated using the formula published on the methodology page.
Is British Virgin Islands on the FATF grey list?
Yes. British Virgin Islands is on the FATF grey list, meaning it is under increased monitoring by the Financial Action Task Force, as recorded in the 2026 listing. FATF updates its lists three times per year.
How many sanctions designations are linked to British Virgin Islands?
[S/1] records 33 sanctions or debarment designations linked to British Virgin Islands within its 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available as of 22 August 2026. These include 1 on the UN Security Council list. Source availability varies and is published separately. A country-level count is a screening signal, not a finding about any specific entity.
Where does the British Virgin Islands risk data come from?
The British Virgin Islands scorecard aggregates official open-data sources including the World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, Transparency International CPI, the European Commission JRC INFORM index, US DOL TVPRA, FATF, the Fragile States Index, RSF, ILO NORMLEX and GDELT, together with an 18-source configured sanctions and debarment coverage model including OFAC, the EU consolidated list, UK FCDO and the UN Security Council. Each indicator carries its own publication year, shown on the page, and current pipeline health is published in the source directory. The scorecard was last generated on 22 August 2026.
From context to decision
What should happen after a country-risk signal?
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Salient One (2026-08-22). British Virgin Islands Country Risk Profile. https://s1.salientone.eu/scorecard/british-virgin-islands. Country-level context; not an entity determination.