OFAC designations in 2022

OFAC published 2,396 entries to the Specially Designated Nationals list in 2022. That is 231.9% more than 2021, when OFAC published 722.

2,396
entries published
1,294
individuals
843
entities
36
programs used

Which programs 2022 designations were made under

ProgramEntriesShare of 2022
RUSSIA-EO140241,64568.7%
SDGT2058.6%
GLOMAG1938.1%
IRAN-EO13846652.7%
IFSR532.2%
NPWMD441.8%
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059431.8%
CYBER2341.4%
IRAN-HR321.3%
BELARUS-EO14038251.0%
UKRAINE-EO13662241.0%
IRGC241.0%
BURMA-EO14014190.8%
ELECTION-EO13848170.7%
TCO140.6%

Shares sum to more than 100% because a single entry can be designated under several programs at once.

2022 designations by month

Month publishedEntries
2022-0142
2022-02136
2022-03602
2022-04180
2022-05172
2022-06227
2022-0724
2022-0858
2022-09402
2022-1083
2022-11130
2022-12340

OFAC publishes in batches rather than continuously, so the month-to-month shape is the designation calendar, not a trend. A screening system that refreshes weekly can be a full batch behind the list.

Entity types designated in 2022

TypeEntries
Individuals1,294
Entities843
Vessels254
Aircraft5

Countries recorded on 2022 designations

CountryEntries
Russia1,528
Iran93
Ukraine64
United Arab Emirates59
China55
Turkey45
Lebanon38
Belarus28
Burma19
Somalia19

Digital-currency addresses added in 2022

Entries published in 2022 carry 253 digital-currency addresses. See the per-chain breakdown for the addresses themselves.

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Source. Every figure on this page is counted from the U.S. Treasury OFAC SDN enhanced XML export, published 2026-07-24. No figure is estimated. The authoritative list is OFAC's own Sanctions List Search.

Scope. SDN list only. This page does not cover the OFAC Consolidated (non-SDN) lists, the Sectoral Sanctions Identifications list, or the EU, UK or UN lists, and it does not apply the 50 Percent Rule, under which entities owned 50% or more by blocked persons are themselves blocked without being listed by name.

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