This list identifies jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their regimes to counter money laundering (ML), terrorist financing (TF), and proliferation financing (PF).
These jurisdictions have made a high-level political commitment to work with the FATF and address the issues swiftly through agreed action plans. Being on the list means increased monitoring by the FATF and relevant FATF-style regional bodies (FSRBs), but it does not require enhanced due diligence from other countries – instead, the FATF encourages a risk-based approach using the provided information. The organisation stresses that legitimate activities, such as humanitarian aid, non-profit operations, and remittances, should not be disrupted.
In this February 2026 update, the FATF added two new jurisdictions: Kuwait and Papua New Guinea. No jurisdictions were removed. Algeria and Namibia were noted as having substantially completed their action plans, warranting on-site verification visits to confirm sustained implementation. Several others (e.g., Haiti, Syria, Yemen) continue under prior statements with limited or deferred progress due to various challenges.
The full list of jurisdictions under increased monitoring as of February 2026 includes:
- Algeria (substantially completed action plan; on-site assessment pending)
- Angola
- Bolivia
- Bulgaria
- Cameroon
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Haiti
- Kenya
- Kuwait (newly added; committed February 2026)
- Lao PDR
- Lebanon
- Monaco
- Namibia (substantially completed action plan; on-site assessment pending)
- Nepal
- Papua New Guinea (newly added; committed February 2026)
- South Sudan
- Syria (ongoing monitoring; no on-site visit possible)
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Virgin Islands (UK)
- Yemen (ongoing monitoring; no on-site visit possible)
For each jurisdiction, the FATF outlines remaining or addressed deficiencies (e.g., risk understanding, supervision of financial institutions/DNFBPs, beneficial ownership transparency, investigations/prosecutions, targeted financial sanctions, and non-profit oversight) and progress made. The FATF welcomes commitments and urges timely completion of action plans to strengthen the global financial system against illicit finance risks.
This is the “grey list” document; a separate “black list” (High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action) exists for more severe cases requiring enhanced due diligence or countermeasures.
For the official full details, refer to the FATF website: Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring – 13 February 2026.