KYC and AML compliance in Latvia

Identity verification, AML screening and company registry checks for customers and companies in Latvia, with an overview of its anti-money laundering framework, international listings and financial regulators.

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Checks available in Latvia

Identity verification

Available

Identity documents are verified by reading their data fields and machine-readable zone and checking them for tampering and expiry, with a selfie face match and a liveness check.

How identity verification works

AML screening

Available

Individuals and companies are screened for sanctions, politically exposed persons, adverse media, fitness and probity, regulatory enforcement and insolvency, and monitored at a frequency that follows their risk level.

How AML screening works

Company registry checks

Available

Company search, registry profiles and official registry documents from the national registry.

How company checks work

Database checks

Not currently available

International listings and sanctions

FATF lists
Not listed
EU list of high-risk third countries
Not listed
EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes
Not listed
UN Security Council sanctions
No regime in force
EU sanctions
No regime in force
US sanctions (OFAC)
No regime in force
UK sanctions
No regime in force
US primary money laundering concern (FinCEN, section 311)
Not designated
US state sponsor of terrorism
Not designated
US major money laundering jurisdiction
Not named in the US State Department’s 2025 report

Anti-money laundering framework

FATF membership
Not a member
FATF-style regional body
Committee of Experts on the Evaluation of Anti-Money Laundering Measures and the Financing of Terrorism (MONEYVAL)
Financial intelligence unit
Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia / Finanšu izlūkošanas dienests (FID)
Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units
Member since 26 May 1999
Tax transparency rating (OECD Global Forum)
Largely compliant (2023)

Economic indicators

S&P Global Ratings
A, stable outlook
Fitch Ratings
A-, stable outlook
Moody's
A3, stable outlook
OECD country risk classification
Not classified: a high-income country
World Bank income group
High income
Corporate income tax rate
20% (2026)
Corruption Perceptions Index
60 out of 100 (2025)

World Bank governance indicators

Rule of law
76.3 out of 100
Regulatory quality
73.1 out of 100
Control of corruption
63.6 out of 100
Government effectiveness
69.3 out of 100
Political stability and absence of violence
79.8 out of 100
Voice and accountability
78.3 out of 100

Financial regulators

  • Central bank Latvijas Banka
  • Financial intelligence unit Financial Intelligence Unit of Latvia / Finanšu izlūkošanas dienests (FID)

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KYC and AML coverage in every country

Data last updated on 02 Nov 2026, from the sources listed on the coverage index.