OpenSanctions Default

This distribution includes the data collected by OpenSanctions that meets quality standards and would be useful in a screening system or for investigative use.

This list can be used as the broadest available OpenSanctions dataset. It includes any entity that should receive enhanced public scrutiny - either because they appear on a sanctions list, in a criminal context or as a political office holder.

Be advised that the data in this collection originates from a variety of sources and therefore varies in terms of detail and precision. For example, many listings of political office holders do not include their exact birth dates or full given names.

Data overview

Entities:
Total4,367,767
Searchable2,194,446
Targets1,302,321
Entity types:
People1,165,251
Securities325,685
Companies232,352
Positions229,105
Organizations101,675
Legal entities84,691
Addresses29,081
Cryptocurrency wallets13,681
Vessels9,168
Articles3,182
Airplanes342
Public bodies198
Assets35
Countries:
272 countries · Show overview...
Coverage:added · every 6 hours
Last processed:2025-12-24 00:58:02 · v. 20251224005802-gst
Last change:

Bulk download

Downloads contain the full set of entities contained in this dataset. You can fetch a simplified tabular form, or detailed, structured data in JSON format. Updated files will be provided once a day at the same location.

File nameExport typeSize
entities.ftm.jsonFollowTheMoney entities2.5 GB
names.txtTarget names text file111.97 MB
senzing.jsonSenzing entity format1.48 GB
statements.csvStatement-based granular CSV10.21 GB
targets.nested.jsonTargets as nested JSON3.75 GB
targets.simple.csvTargets as simplified CSV442.21 MB

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Using the API

You can query the data in this dataset via the application programming interface (API) endpoints below. Please read the introduction for documentation and terms of service.

Use the Reconciliation API in OpenRefine:
For full-text search, use the /search endpoint:
For entity matching, use the /match endpoint:

Data sources321

OpenSanctions Default is a collection which bundles together entities from 321 data sources. See the source browser for more details...

NameCountryEntities
Abuja MoU Detention ListGlobal409
Abuja MoU Port State Control InspectionsGlobal56
ACF List of War EnablersRussia8,516
African Development Bank Debarred EntitiesGlobal1,009
Argentina Members of ParliamentArgentina257
Argentina RePET SanctionsArgentina847
Armenia Public Officials and AssociatesArmenia8,600
Asian Development Bank SanctionsGlobal1,265
Australia Listed Terrorist OrganisationsAustralia30
Australian Sanctions Consolidated ListAustralia4,828
Australian Sanctions Imposed on Sponsors of Skilled Foreign Worker VisasAustralia1,745
Austria Public OfficialsAustria1,670
Austrian Members of ParliamentAustria1,067
Austrian National Bank Regulations on Terrorism Financing RestrictionsAustria59
Azerbaijan Domestic ListAzerbaijan35
Belgian Financial SanctionsBelgium7,478
Black Sea MoU Detention ListGlobal2,139
Bosnia and Herzegovina Registers of businessesBosnia and Herzegovina2
Brazil Entities Prohibited from Offering Auditing ServicesBrazil2
Brazil List of Debarred BiddersBrazil100
Brazil List of Individuals Disqualified from Public ServiceBrazil538
Brazil Ministry of Labour and Employment slavery prevention list669
Brazil National Register of Disreputable and Suspended CompaniesBrazil16,085
Brazil Politically Exposed PersonsBrazil135,419
Brazil Register of Persons Disqualified from Senior RolesBrazil401
Bulgaria Judiciary Asset DeclarationsBulgaria7,010
Bulgarian Persons of InterestBulgaria574
Business Identifier Code (BIC) Reference DataGlobal32,443
C4ADS Fractured Veins (Xinjiang Mining Industry)11,128
C4ADS Long Shadows (Xinjiang)2,795
Canada Members of the House of CommonsCanada382
Canada Members of the SenateCanada99
Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions ListCanada5,165
Canadian Freezing Assets of Corrupt Foreign Officials ActCanada8
Canadian Listed Terrorist EntitiesCanada89
Canadian Named Research Organizations listCanada214
Cayman Islands Members of ParliamentCaymans81
Cayman Islands Senior Judicial OfficersCaymans46
China National People's Congress on WikipediaGlobal2,929
China Sanctions ResearchChina218
Colombian Joining the Dots PEPsColombia188
Colombian PEP DeclarationsColombia22,504
Companies Operating in the Uyghur Region53,283
Croatia State Registry of Public OfficialsCroatia5,065
Cuba Members of the ParliamentCuba471
Cyprus Companies and Corporate OfficersCyprus1,028
Cyprus House of RepresentativesCyprus57
Czech National Anti-Terrorism Designations (Government Regulation No. 210/2008)Czechia49
Czech Republic Business RegisterCzechia642
Czech Republic National SanctionsCzechia21
Denmark, Faroe Islands and Greenland PEPsDenmark1,901
DPRK ReportsUnited Kingdom5,501
EBRD Ineligible EntitiesGlobal1,063
Egypt Domestic Terrorist ListEgypt4,080
EITI State-Owned Enterprises Database99
Estonia e-Business Register (E-äriregister)Estonia24
Estonia International Sanctions Act ListEstonia433
Estonia Members of the RiigikoguEstonia102
EU Consolidated Travel BansEuropean Union4,182
EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned EntitiesEuropean Union2,925
EU Early Detection and Exclusion System (EDES)European Union2
EU ESMA SanctionsEuropean Union658
EU ESMA Suspensions and RemovalsEuropean Union4,944
EU Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS)European Union205,289
EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)European Union7,488
EU Prominent Public FunctionsEuropean Union1,392
EU Sanctions MapEuropean Union1,347
Europe Most Wanted FugitivesEuropean Union48
European Commitee of the Regions MembersEuropean Union677
European Parliament MembersEuropean Union934
Every PoliticianGlobal57,736
Finland Members of ParliamentFinland200
Forbes 2021 List of Russian BillionairesRussia100
Foreign Representatives in Canada: Heads of MissionsCanada429
France AMF Illegal Financial Services listFrance3,131
France AMF Regulatory sanctionsFrance426
French MayorsFrance68,882
French National AssemblyFrance4,110
French National Asset Freezing SystemFrance5,894
French SenatorsFrance894
Georgia Public Official Asset DeclarationsGeorgia25,047
Georgian Company RegistryGeorgia48
Georgian Otkhozoria–Tatunashvili ListGeorgia33
German Legislators from AbgeordnetenWatchGermany2,536
Germany BKA Wanted FugitivesGermany59
Germany Members of the BundesratGermany182
Germany Members of the BundestagGermany1,825
Global Energy Ownership TrackerGlobal27,668
Guernsey FSC Prohibitions and Disqualified DirectorsGuernsey41
Hellenic ParliamentGreece358
Hong Kong Legislative Council MembersHong Kong201
Hong Kong Principal OfficialsHong Kong52
Hungary National AssemblyHungary202
Iceland parliamentIceland64
ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database7,300
India Lok and Rajya Sabha MembersIndia9,137
India National Stock Exchange Debarred EntitiesIndia15,202
Indian Ministry of Home Affairs Banned OrganizationsIndia123
Indonesia 2018 Regional Head Election ResultsIndonesia652
Indonesian List of Suspected Terrorists and Terrorist OrganizationsIndonesia534
Inter-American Development Bank SanctionsGlobal1,157
INTERPOL Red Notices6,483
Iran Sanctions ListIran405
Iran UANI Business RegistryUnited States2,323
Iraq Terrorist Fund Freezing ListsIraq6,302
Ireland Unlawful Organisation (Suppression) OrdersIreland2
Isle of Man FSA Disqualified DirectorsIsle of Man14
Israel Knesset MembersIsrael475
Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designationsIsrael274
Israel Sanctioned Crypto Wallets ListIsrael2,510
Israel Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations listsIsrael942
Italy Members of the Chamber of DeputiesItaly882
Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible PeopleJapan3,965
Japan METI End User ListJapan827
Japan METI Russian ListJapan619
Japanese House of Representatives MembersJapan466
Kazakh Terrorist and Terror Financing listsKazakhstan2,558
Kazakhstan State Register of legal entitiesKazakhstan26
Kyrgyz National ListKyrgyzstan1,176
Latvia FIU Sanctions and Asset FreezesLatvia204
Latvia's Magnitsky Law Sanctions ListLatvia49
Latvian SaeimaLatvia101
Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Reference Data292,673
Liechtenstein Posted Workers Act (EntsG) SanctionsLiechtenstein111
Lithuania Designated Persons Under Magnitsky AmendmentsLithuania281
Lithuania Illegal Financial ServicesLithuania80
Lithuania Illegal Gambling OperatorsLithuania195
Lithuania Members of the SeimasLithuania142
Lithuania PEPs from the register of private interestsLithuania67,719
Lithuanian International SanctionsLithuania33
Luxembourg CSSF Administrative Sanctions and MeasuresLuxembourg123
Malaysia Financial Consumer Alert ListMalaysia559
Malaysia MOHA Sanctions ListMalaysia100
Malaysia Securities Commission AOB EnforcementsMalaysia70
Malaysia Securities Commission Investor Alert ListMalaysia1,792
Malta Members of ParliamentMalta105
Mexico Chamber of DeputiesMexico501
Mexico GovernorsMexico208
Mexico SenateMexico129
Moldovan Ban List of Economic OperatorsMoldova61
Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMDMoldova693
Monaco National Fund Freezing ListMonaco5,843
Montenegro declarations of interests by public officialsMontenegro19,446
Navalny 35 List of Individuals for SanctioningRussia33
Nepal Prohibited Persons or Groups according per National Strategy and Action Plan (2076-2081)Nepal66
Netherlands House of RepresentativesNetherlands151
Netherlands National Sanctionlist TerrorismNetherlands119
Netherlands Police Nationale OpsporingslijstNetherlands18
Netherlands SenateNetherlands76
New Zealand Designated Terrorist EntitiesNew Zealand23
New Zealand Russia SanctionsNew Zealand1,820
Nigeria Joining the Dots PEPs and PEP RelativesNigeria4,391
Nigeria Sanctions ListNigeria59
Nigerian Politically Exposed Persons data by ChipperNigeria40,806
Norges Bank Investment Management observation and exclusion of companiesNorway200
North Macedonia Elected and Appointed OfficialsNorth Macedonia12,360
Norway Members of the StortingNorway321
OHCHR List of Companies Linked to Illegal Settlement in the West BankGlobal156
OpenCorporates754
OpenFIGI Securities Information67,837
OpenSanctions Research DataGermany38
Pakistan NACTA Proscribed PersonsPakistan3,638
Palestine Monetary Authority Local Freezing ListPalestine5
Paris MoU Banned ListGlobal237
PEPs from Chile Interest and Asset DeclarationsChile8,238
PermID Open Data4,917
Philippines Anti-Money Laundering Council SanctionsPhilippines95
Philippines SEC AdvisoriesPhilippines789
Philippines Top Most Wanted Persons in the Cordillera RegionsPhilippines84
Poland Members of the SejmPoland461
Poland Members of the SenatePoland103
Poland Wanted PersonsPoland52,904
Polish List of Persons and Entities Subject to SanctionsPoland559
Polish Sanctions Countering Money Laundering and Terror FinancingPoland482
Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction ListQatar839
ransomwhe.re ransomware addressesUnited States11,186
Register of Enterprises of the Republic of Latvia (Uzņēmumu reģistrs)Latvia186
Research Organizations Registry266
RISE Moldova People of interestMoldova1,083
Romania FIU Public OfficialsRomania75
Romania Government Decision No. 1.272/2005: List of Suspected TerroristsRomania254
Russia Banking RegistryRussia568
Russia Personal Sanctions Targeting US CitizensRussia2,166
Russian National Settlement Depository (NSD, ISIN Assignment)Russia23,558
Russian Oligarch/Billionaires Database166
Russian Persons of Interest published by Dossier CenterRussia102
Russian PMC Wagner mercenaries (Myrotvorets list)Russia3,991
Russian Unified State Register of Legal EntitiesRussia244,722
Serbian Domestic List of Designated PersonsSerbia7
Singapore Government DirectorySingapore34,930
Singapore MAS Enforcement ActionsSingapore456
Singapore Targeted Financial SanctionsSingapore40
Slovakia Public OfficialsSlovakia2,993
Slovenia Business RestrictionsSlovenia5,964
Slovenian Political Officials from ZvezoskopSlovenia368
South Africa Municipal LeadershipSouth Africa1,571
South Africa National and Provincial LegislatorsSouth Africa1,964
South Africa Targeted Financial SanctionsSouth Africa990
South Africa Wanted PersonsSouth Africa465
Spain Mayors and CouncillorsSpain94,516
Spain Members of ParliamentSpain722
Spain National Police Most Wanted ListSpain10
State Registers of Legal Entities and Non-Profit Organizations in the Republic of MoldovaMoldova81
Swiss Federal AssemblySwitzerland900
Swiss FINMA Final RulingsSwitzerland23
Swiss FINMA Warning ListSwitzerland2,066
Swiss SECO Sanctions/EmbargoesSwitzerland8,329
Taiwan Strategic High-Tech Commodities Entity ListTaiwan9,987
Thailand Cabinet of MinistersThailand63
Thailand Designated Persons ListThailand355
The Sentry Atlas397
Tokyo MoU Detention ListGlobal8,244
Tokyo MoU Port State Control InspectionsGlobal638
Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)Türkiye2,284
Türkiye Capital Markets Board Banned ListTürkiye139
Türkiye Grand National AssemblyTürkiye593
Türkiye Ministry Of Interior Terrorist Wanted ListTürkiye2,651
UK Companies House Disqualified DirectorsUnited Kingdom15,776
UK Companies House People with Significant ControlUnited Kingdom808
UK FCDO Sanctions ListUnited Kingdom6,032
UK Financial Instruments Reference Data System (FIRDS)United Kingdom199,353
UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of TargetsUnited Kingdom7,089
UK HMT/OFSI Investment BansUnited Kingdom12
UK NCA Most WantedUnited Kingdom19
UK Proscribed Terrorist Groups or OrganizationsUnited Kingdom96
Ukraine Consolidated State RegistryUkraine1,142
Ukraine NSDC State Register of SanctionsUkraine21,442
Ukraine SFMS BlacklistUkraine984
Ukraine War and SanctionsUkraine5,428
UN Heads of State, Heads of Government and Ministers for Foreign Affairs1,090
UN Security Council 1718 Designated Vessels List61
UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,396
United Arab Emirates Local Terrorist ListUnited Arab Emirates317
Uruguayan Politically Exposed Persons (PEP)Uruguay6,814
US Advisory on North Korean Joint Ventures229
US Alabama Medicaid Suspended ProvidersUnited States2,146
US Alaska Medical Assistance Excluded Provider ListUnited States291
US Anti-Kleptocracy and Human Rights Visa RestrictionsUnited States528
US Arizona Medicaid Suspensions and TerminationsUnited States226
US Arkansas Medicaid Excluded Provider ListUnited States2,528
US BIS Denied Persons ListUnited States455
US California Medicaid Suspended and ineligible providersUnited States23,304
US CBP Withhold Release Orders and FindingsUnited States68
US CFTC Enforcement ActionsUnited States1,144
US CIA World Factbook Heads of State and GovernmentUnited States875
US CIA World LeadersUnited States10,996
US Colorado Medicaid Terminated Provider ListUnited States305
US DEA FugitivesUnited States545
US Delaware Medicaid Sanctioned ProvidersUnited States1,382
US Department of State Foreign Terrorist OrganizationsUnited States110
US Department of State Terrorist ExclusionUnited States55
US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls AECA DebarmentsUnited States749
US Directorate of Defense Trade Controls Penalties & Oversight AgreementsUnited States69
US DoD Chinese military companiesUnited States140
US FATCA Foreign Financial Institution (FFI) ListUnited States3,034
US FBI Lazarus Group Crypto WalletsUnited States34
US FBI Most WantedUnited States474
US FCC Covered ListUnited States12
US FDA Clinical Investigator Disqualification ProceedingsUnited States231
US FDIC Failed BanksUnited States571
US Federal Reserve Enforcement ActionsUnited States4,677
US FinCEN 311 and 9714 Special MeasuresUnited States35
US FINRA Enforcement ActionsUnited States14,797
US Georgia Healthcare provider exclusionsUnited States1,315
US Hawaii Medicaid Exclusions and ReinstatementsUnited States213
US Health and Human Sciences Inspector General ExclusionsUnited States81,271
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Most Wanted FugitivesUnited States12
US Indiana Medicaid Terminated Provider ListUnited States96
US Iowa Medicaid Terminated Provider ListUnited States1,051
US Kansas Medicaid Terminated Provider ListUnited States186
US Kentucky Terminated and Excluded ProvidersUnited States367
US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)United States12,301
US Louisiana Department of Health Adverse Actions ListUnited States4,216
US Maine Medicaid Excluded ProvidersUnited States1,097
US Maryland Sanctioned ProvidersUnited States1,584
US Massachusetts Suspensions and Exclusions from MassHealthUnited States289
US Members of the CongressUnited States1,335
US Michigan Medicaid Sanctioned Provider ListUnited States3,963
US Minnesota Health Care Programs Excluded ProvidersUnited States1,752
US Mississippi Medicaid Terminated Provider ListUnited States218
US Missouri Medicaid Provider TerminationsUnited States252
US Montana Medicaid Excluded and Terminated ProvidersUnited States167
US Navy LeadershipUnited States595
US Nebraska Medicaid Sanctioned ProvidersUnited States1,331
US Nevada Medicaid SanctionsUnited States1,620
US New Hampshire Medicaid Exclusion and Sanction ListUnited States76
US New Jersey Ineligible Medicaid ProvidersUnited States7,283
US New York State Medicaid ExclusionsUnited States8,748
US North Carolina Excluded Providers ListUnited States279
US North Dakota Medicaid Terminated Provider ListUnited States200
US OCC Enforcement ActionsUnited States5,989
US OFAC Consolidated (non-SDN) ListUnited States1,173
US OFAC Enforcement ActionsUnited States347
US OFAC Press ReleasesUnited States5,398
US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) ListUnited States35,570
US Office of Antiboycott Compliance Requester ListUnited States181
US Ohio Medicaid Excluded and Suspended ProvidersUnited States2,153
US Oregon State Medicaid Fraud ConvictionsUnited States134
US Pennsylvania Medicheck listUnited States6,013
US Periodically Listing Updates to Management (PLUM) ReportingUnited States13,831
US Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE)United States1,655
US SAM Procurement ExclusionsUnited States105,787
US SEC Actions Due to Harmed InvestorsUnited States820
US Secret Service Most Wanted FugitivesUnited States30
US South Carolina Excluded ProvidersUnited States1,281
US Special Legislative ExclusionsUnited States314
US State Department Cuba SanctionsUnited States572
US State Department Senior OfficialsUnited States452
US Tennessee Terminated Providers ListUnited States22
US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)United States23,438
US UFLPA Entity ListUnited States144
US Washington DC Excluded Parties ListUnited States112
US Washington State Provider Termination and Exclusion ListUnited States237
US West Virginia Medicaid Provider Exclusions and TerminationsUnited States337
US Wyoming Medicaid Provider Exclusion ListUnited States185
Venezuela Members of the National AssemblyVenezuela275
WikidataGlobal353,612
Wikidata Entities of Interest3,963
Wikidata Persons in Relevant CategoriesGlobal384,931
Wikidata Politically Exposed PersonsGlobal276,010
WorldBank Debarred Providers2,513