The 2025 Illicit Trade Index A Global Benchmark for Policy Action
The 2025 Illicit Trade Index provides governments, policymakers, and enforcement agencies with actionable insights to tackle the challenges of illicit trade. Covering 158 countries—from emerging markets to advanced economies—the Index highlights vulnerabilities, strengths, and trends across national systems. Its data-driven analysis and practical recommendations aim to strengthen policies, enhance enforcement, and promote international collaboration.
Evaluating countries across six key categories and 37 benchmarks, the Index provides a comprehensive framework for assessing resilience. In addition to rankings, it offers regional and economic group analyses, identifying shared challenges and performance trends. An interactive visualization tool allows users to explore results across multiple dimensions, including Rankings, Geographic and Economic Groupings, and Radar Charts.
Findings are detailed in a comprehensive Report, featuring:
In-depth country rankings, with insights on top and bottom performers.
Comparative analyses across regions and economic groupings such as OECD, G20, BRICS, ASEAN, and the African Union.
Breakdowns of key policy areas, from customs enforcement to sector-specific vulnerabilities.
By offering a global benchmark for assessing resilience against illicit trade, the 2025 Illicit Trade Index serves as a strategic roadmap for policymakers and industry leaders looking to fortify defenses, improve regulatory frameworks, and disrupt illicit trade networks.
