The open database of sanctions targets and persons of interest
OpenSanctions lets investigators find leads, helps companies manage risk and enables technologists to build data-driven products. Learn more...
168,751 targets · 35 data sources · updated
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
We consolidate data from a broad range of sources and take on the complex task of transforming it into a clean and well-understood dataset.Open source code and data
OpenSanctions makes both its database and processing tools available for free. It's easy to use the material, contribute to the project and integrate the technology.Project updates
Updates from the OpenSanctions project, including new features, technical deep dives, and analysis.
- 2022-01-25: We're now integrating persons of interest from Wikidata!
- 2022-01-18: The CIA lost track of who runs the UK, so I picked up the slack
- 2022-01-10: How to sanctions-check a spreadsheet using OpenRefine
- 2021-12-10: Introducing business licenses for OpenSanctions
- 2021-11-14: Using ICIJ DataShare to sanctions-check a document leak
See all of our project updates...
Collections
Collections are custom datasets provided by OpenSanctions that combine data from various data sources focussed on a topic.
Due Diligence List148,685
Collection · 33 data sources
Consolidated Sanctioned Entities25,028
Collection · 18 data sources
Politically Exposed Persons (PEPs)113,982
Collection · 6 data sources
Warrants and Criminal Entities9,956
Collection · 8 data sources
