Sanctions Database Statistics

Entities by Dataset

Top 20 Countries by Sanctioned Entities

Countries with the highest number of entries across all sanctions databases.

Inside the Sanctions Database: Sources, Structure, and Use

A sanctions database is a structured collection of individuals, companies, vessels, and other entities that have been designated under government sanctions programs. These designations are published by authorities such as the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United Nations Security Council, the European Union, and HM Treasury in the United Kingdom. Each entry in the database includes information including the entity's name, aliases, nationality or country of registration, identification numbers, and the specific sanctions programs under which they are listed. Financial institutions rely on this data for identity verification and customer screening as part of their KYC processes.

Why Database Transparency Matters

Compliance teams need to understand the scope and freshness of the data they are screening against. A sanctions database that is incomplete, outdated, or poorly structured will produce unreliable results — either missing genuine matches or generating excessive false positives that slow down the customer onboarding process. This statistics dashboard gives you a transparent view of our data: total entity counts across datasets, breakdowns by entity type (person, organisation, vessel, aircraft), distribution by country, and the date each data source was last refreshed. Use this information to assess coverage and compare it against your own regulatory obligations.

Key Datasets Explained

Our database aggregates entries from multiple authoritative sources. The OpenSanctions dataset consolidates data from dozens of national and international sanctions lists into a normalised format. OFAC SDN is the official U.S. Treasury list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons. World Bank Debarred firms are entities barred from participating in World Bank-financed projects due to fraud, corruption, or other misconduct. Together, these sources cover a broad spectrum of sanctions by country and program, giving compliance officers a comprehensive foundation for screening customers and verifying customer identities against known risks.

From Statistics to Action

Data alone is not compliance. The statistics on this page are a starting point — use them to understand coverage, then move to our sanctions check free tool to search specific names, or explore our sanctions by country breakdown to assess geographic risk profiles. For production workflows that require ongoing monitoring, fuzzy matching across aliases, and suspicious activities alerting, our professional platform integrates these data sources with automated screening powered by the same sanctions database you see here.

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