Global
score

Non-renewable resource crimes

4.51

The Index includes the illicit extraction, smuggling, mingling, bunkering or mining of natural resources. It also covers any illicit activities related to the trade of such products, including price mis-invoicing. As with other ‘environmental’ markets, to account for the wide range of natural resources throughout the African continent, the Index covers the ‘top three’ commodities in each country, including for example oil, gold, gas, gemstones, diamonds and precious metals.

Highest-scoring countries

Turkey

9.50

Turkey

Criminality

6.89

Criminal market

6.40

Criminal actors

7.38

Resilience

3.54

Venezuela

9.00

Venezuela

Criminality

6.64

Criminal market

5.65

Criminal actors

7.63

Resilience

1.92

Suriname

9.00

Suriname

Criminality

4.90

Criminal market

4.55

Criminal actors

5.25

Resilience

2.25

Peru

9.00

Peru

Criminality

6.35

Criminal market

6.20

Criminal actors

6.50

Resilience

4.58

Iraq

9.00

Iraq

Criminality

7.05

Criminal market

6.35

Criminal actors

7.75

Resilience

3.79

Lowest-scoring countries

Uruguay

1.00

Uruguay

Criminality

2.69

Criminal market

2.75

Criminal actors

2.63

Resilience

7.75

Tuvalu

1.00

Tuvalu

Criminality

1.54

Criminal market

1.70

Criminal actors

1.38

Resilience

6.04

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

1.00

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Criminality

3.30

Criminal market

2.85

Criminal actors

3.75

Resilience

5.46

St. Lucia

1.00

St. Lucia

Criminality

4.09

Criminal market

3.05

Criminal actors

5.13

Resilience

5.63

Seychelles

1.00

Seychelles

Criminality

3.68

Criminal market

3.60

Criminal actors

3.75

Resilience

4.58

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The criminal markets score is represented by the pyramid base size and the criminal actors score is represented by the pyramid height, on a scale ranging from 1 to 10. The resilience score is represented by the panel height, which can be identified by the side of the panel.

This report was funded in part by a grant from the United States Department of State.

ENACT is funded by the European Union and implemented by the Institute for Security Studies and INTERPOL, in affiliation with the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

The opinions, findings and conclusions stated herein are those of the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime and do not necessarily reflect those of the United States Department of State.