OFAC designations in 2025

OFAC published 2,170 entries to the Specially Designated Nationals list in 2025. That is 33.7% fewer than 2024, when OFAC published 3,275.

2,170
entries published
468
individuals
1,248
entities
27
programs used

Which programs 2025 designations were made under

ProgramEntriesShare of 2025
RUSSIA-EO1402459727.5%
IRAN-EO1390248122.2%
SDGT38117.6%
UKRAINE-EO1366234115.7%
IFSR23610.9%
TCO22710.5%
ILLICIT-DRUGS-EO140591517.0%
NPWMD1466.7%
IRAN-EO138461426.5%
CYBER4512.4%
VENEZUELA-EO13850261.2%
BURMA-EO14014221.0%
CAATSA - RUSSIA190.9%
SUDAN-EO14098150.7%
ICC-EO14203140.6%

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

2025 designations by month

Month publishedEntries
2025-01599
2025-0268
2025-0392
2025-04123
2025-0574
2025-06104
2025-07247
2025-0894
2025-09129
2025-10360
2025-11168
2025-12112

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 2025

TypeEntries
Entities1,248
Individuals468
Vessels447
Aircraft7

Countries recorded on 2025 designations

CountryEntries
Russia316
China292
Iran158
Mexico155
United Arab Emirates149
Cambodia91
Marshall Islands67
India65
Yemen51
Turkey39

Digital-currency addresses added in 2025

Entries published in 2025 carry 116 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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