The map above shows countries where the head of state, politicians, public officials, public figures and/or their close family/associates are implicated in the Panama Papers (so far).
Just a few of the people implicated include:
- Argentine President Mauricio Macri
- President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine
- Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
- President of the United Arab Emirates Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Brother-in-law of China’s paramount leader Xi Jinping
- The father of British Prime Minister David Cameron
- Son of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak
- Children of Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
- Family of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev
- Nephew of South African President Jacob Zuma
- Grandson of Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev
- Personal secretary of Moroccan King Mohammed VI
- Sudanese President Ahmed al-Mirghani
- Emir of Qatar Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
- Prime ministers of Georgia Bidzina Ivanishvili
- Prime Minster of Iraq Ayad Allawi
- Prime Minster of Jordan Ali Abu al-Ragheb
- Prime Minster of Ukraine Pavlo Lazarenko
- Prime Minster of Moldova Ion Sturza
Finally, while Russian Vladimir Putin has widely been reported as the most high profile person implicated, his name appears nowhere in the Panama Papers. As the Guardian reports:
Though the president’s name does not appear in any of the records, the data reveals a pattern – his friends have earned millions from deals that seemingly could not have been secured without his patronage.
If you found this map interesting, please help us by sharing it: