OFAC designations in 2024

OFAC published 3,275 entries to the Specially Designated Nationals list in 2024. That is 25.7% more than 2023, when OFAC published 2,606.

3,275
entries published
704
individuals
2,344
entities
31
programs used

Which programs 2024 designations were made under

ProgramEntriesShare of 2024
RUSSIA-EO140242,26469.1%
SDGT40512.4%
IFSR1705.2%
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO140591384.2%
NPWMD922.8%
IRAN-EO13846631.9%
GLOMAG571.7%
IRGC561.7%
BELARUS-EO14038561.7%
IRAN-EO13902421.3%
CYBER2381.2%
VENEZUELA371.1%
UKRAINE-EO13662290.9%
IRAN-HR230.7%
SUDAN-EO14098150.5%

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

2024 designations by month

Month publishedEntries
2024-0182
2024-02607
2024-03129
2024-04109
2024-05328
2024-06487
2024-0775
2024-08438
2024-09171
2024-10501
2024-11175
2024-12173

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 2024

TypeEntries
Entities2,344
Individuals704
Vessels220
Aircraft7

Countries recorded on 2024 designations

CountryEntries
Russia1,705
China289
United Arab Emirates141
Iran138
Turkey115
Mexico106
Belarus68
India44
Venezuela38
Lebanon33

Digital-currency addresses added in 2024

Entries published in 2024 carry 89 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.

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