Covered Sanctions and Watchlists

sanctions.io provides comprehensive global watchlist and sanctions coverage to power accurate, up-to-date risk screening for AML and compliance workflows. Our coverage includes a broad set of international sanctions lists, politically exposed persons (PEP) databases, criminal watchlists, and regional/local sanctions sources.

All lists are automatically updated at frequent intervals (every 60 minutes) to reflect the latest designations and regulatory changes.

Core global sources include:

United Nations (UN) Consolidated Sanctions List — global sanctions adopted by all UN member states.
U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) — SDN, Non-SDN, and other U.S. sanctions lists.
European Union (EU) sanctions lists — EU consolidated financial sanctions.
Canada, UK, and other major national sanctions lists — including autonomous and enforcement lists.
Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) datasets — global coverage of high-risk public officials and affiliates.
Adverse Media screening — global coverage across 200,000+ trusted news sources for early risk detection.

In addition, sanctions.io covers extensive regional and local coverage, providing deeper localized risk insights. Examples include:

Africa — national sanctions committees and financial intelligence enforcement lists for countries such as Morocco, Nigeria, and South Africa.
Asia & Asia-Pacific — targeted sanctions and watchlists from ministries and regulatory authorities in India, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand.
Middle East — sanction lists from regulators in Israel and the UAE.
North & South America — including Canadian autonomous sanctions, U.S. BIS/DHS/State Department lists, and national sanctions sources in Argentina and Brazil.

Data sources and coverage details

For a full list of included sources, visit the sanctions.io Watchlist Coverage page.

Additional screening lists can be added upon request for tailored compliance needs. To request additional lists, contact he lp@sanctions.io.