Find sanctions targets and persons of interest
OpenSanctions helps investigators find leads, allows companies to manage risk and enables technologists to build data-driven products.
258,919 targets · 62 data sources · updated · get bulk data
People and companies that matter
Persons of interest data provides the key that helps analysts find evidence of corruption, money laundering and other criminal activity.Clean data and transparent process
Our open source data pipeline takes on the complex task of building a clean, de-duplicated, and well-understood dataset.Sources with global scope
We integrate data from over sixty global sources, including official sanctions lists, data on politically exposed persons and entities of criminal interest.Use OpenSanctions to manage business risk
OpenSanctions is free for non-commercial users. Business and commercial users must either acquire a data license to use the high-quality dataset, or they can subscribe to our pay-as-you-go API service.
News & updates
Updates from the OpenSanctions project, including new features, technical deep dives, and analysis.
: Introducing the new OpenSanctions API
As we’ve been speaking to businesses and organizations interested in OpenSanctions, we’ve seen a clear need amongst them for an easy-to-integrate, software-as-a-service API.
: Digging into sanctioned companies using OpenCorporates
Both OpenSanctions and OpenCorporates provide powerful data building blocks for compliance. By linking our databases up, we make it easier to track assets or assess exposure.
: Weaving a deeper sanctions web using data enrichment
We're adding linked data from the GLEIF company database and the ICIJ OffshoreLeaks to enrich the corporate targets in our system with relevant ownership or officership relations.
See all of our project updates...
Collections
Collections are datasets provided by OpenSanctions that combine data from various data sources focussed on a topic.
This collection includes most of the data collected by OpenSanctions which meets quality standards and would be useful to an analyst or journalist attempting to perform a due-diligence type task.
Consolidated list of sanctioned entities designated by different countries and international organisations. This can include military, trade and travel restrictions.
A politically exposed person (PEP) is a person that has been entrusted with a prominent public function. PEPs include elected officials, members of government.
Companies and people implicated in or convicted of criminal activity, including the "Most Wanted" lists of various countries and international authorities.
