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SAU · Asia · pop. 35.3M · generated 25 Aug 2026, 06:03 UTC
COMPOSITE RISK
High risk driven by Governance (severe — very poor press freedom (19/100, RSF 2026)), Environmental (severe — extremely hazardous air quality (PM₂.₅ 74 μg/m³ annual mean, Copernicus CAMS 2023)), and Conflict (moderate — elevated violent event intensity (24/100, 180-day GDELT CAMEO)).
Evidence coverage · complete
The engine sums the available group scores (7), divides by 7, and calibrates the resulting 0–100 base score using the published method. Base 33.3 → published 51/100.
Coverage describes available country-level evidence, not confidence in any entity-level decision. See the exact formula and thresholds.
Saudi Arabia carries a composite risk score of 51 out of 100 on the [S/1] scorecard, placing it in the high risk band as of 24 August 2026. The result is based on 7 of 7 indicator groups (complete evidence coverage); unavailable groups are excluded rather than treated as low risk. It records a World Bank governance score of 52.9 out of 100 (2024, higher is better), a Transparency International CPI score of 57 out of 100 (2025, higher is cleaner) and an INFORM crisis-risk index of 2.7 out of 10 (2026, higher is worse). Exposure includes 94 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Saudi Arabia within [S/1]'s 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available. The groups driving the assessment are governance and environmental. 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.
CHILD / FORCED LABOUR · US DOL
0 GOODS
No country-good observation in the current source release. This is not evidence of low supplier risk.
SOURCE: US DOL TVPRA · link ↗
SANCTIONS · EU/OFAC/UN/UK/SECO
94 DESIGNATIONS
EU 16 · OFAC 16 · UN 9 · UK 33 · SECO 11
VIOLENT EVENTS · GDELT
24/100 INTENSITYmoderate
90-day CAMEO violent event intensity (normalized 0-100)
SOURCE: GDELT · queried 25/08/2026 · link ↗
FATF STATUS
NOT LISTED
Not in the FATF list — not subject to FATF monitoring or call for action
SOURCE: FATF · link ↗
FRAGILE STATES INDEX
65.3/120moderate
Fund for Peace — higher = more fragile
SOURCE: Fragile States Index · 2023 · link ↗
PRESS FREEDOM · RSF
19.1/100severe
Reporters Without Borders — higher = more free
SOURCE: RSF Press Freedom · 2026 · link ↗
ENV. PERFORMANCE · YALE EPI
42.5/100high
Yale Environmental Performance Index — higher = better
SOURCE: Yale EPI · 2024 · link ↗
CLIMATE RISK · ND-GAIN
50/100moderate
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index — higher = better adapted (vuln. 39%, ready 49%)
SOURCE: ND-GAIN · 2023 · link ↗
LABOUR RIGHTS · ILO NORMLEX
6/8
ILO fundamental conventions ratified — higher = stronger labour protections
SOURCE: ILO NORMLEX · 2026 · link ↗
CHILD LABOUR · ILO ILOSTAT
1%
Children aged 5–17 in child labour — ILO survey estimate
SOURCE: ILO ILOSTAT · 2021 · link ↗
POLITICAL FREEDOM · FREEDOM HOUSE
Data not available
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Sector Risk Intelligence
Child labour by sector · Conflict minerals · EUDR commodity risk · Forced labour detentions
Saudi Arabia scores 51 out of 100 on the [S/1] composite risk scorecard, which places it in the high risk band as of 24 August 2026. The result uses 7 of seven indicator groups and has complete evidence coverage; 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.
No. Saudi Arabia does not appear on the FATF grey list or black list in the current FATF data [S/1] holds as of 24 August 2026. FATF updates its lists three times per year, so check the current FATF statement before relying on this.
[S/1] records 94 sanctions or debarment designations linked to Saudi Arabia within its 18-source configured coverage model, using the source data currently available as of 24 August 2026. These include 16 on the US OFAC SDN list, 16 on the EU consolidated list, 33 on the UK FCDO list and 9 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.
Saudi Arabia scores 57 out of 100 on the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2025. The CPI runs from 0 (highly corrupt) to 100 (very clean) and measures perceived public-sector corruption based on expert assessments and business surveys.
Saudi Arabia scores 52.9 out of 100 on the World Bank's Worldwide Governance Indicators for 2024, where a higher score is better. The WGI aggregate combines Voice and Accountability, Political Stability, Government Effectiveness, Regulatory Quality, Rule of Law, and Control of Corruption.
[S/1] records a normalised conflict-event intensity of 24.4 out of 100 for Saudi Arabia, derived from CAMEO-coded violent event data in GDELT. This measures the volume and severity of reported events over a rolling window; it reflects what has been reported in media, not a verified operational assessment.
The Saudi Arabia 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, Freedom House, 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 24 August 2026.
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