Various Sanctioned Countries Lists

To block those who engage in illegal or illicit activities from utilizing financial systems, sanctions lists are collated, maintained, and published by governments and financial authorities globally. Individuals, organizations, or governments that have been sanctioned are included on sanctions lists. Here, Blockpass provides the most prominent lists of countries sanctioned by the relevant authorities and governments.

AlphabetCountryEU sanctions listUN sanctions listUS sanctions list (OFAC)UK sanctions listFATF Grey List (High Risk)FATF Blacklist
A Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
B Bahamas
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
C Cabo Verde
Cambodia
Cayman Islands
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Costa Rica
Côte d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
D Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
E East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopia
F Fiji
Finland
France
G Gabon
The Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Gibraltar
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
H Hong Kong
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
I Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
J Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
K Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Korea, South
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
L Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
M Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Micronesia, Federated States of
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
N Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
O Oman
P Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Q Qatar
R Republic of Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
S Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sudan, South
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
T Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
U Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
V Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam
Y Yemen
Z Zambia
Zimbabwe
EU sanctions list

EU sanctions lists are diplomatic decisions taken by European Union countries, entities or individuals. These sanctions are safety measures aimed at protecting the interests of national security, peace and international law. It includes the following countries:

AAfghanistan
BBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBurundi
CCentral African RepublicChina
DDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
GGuineaGuinea-Bissau
HHaiti
IIranIraq
LLebanonLibya
MMaliMoldovaMontenegroMyanmar
NNicaragua
RRussia
SSerbiaSomaliaSudanSudan, SouthSyria
TTunisiaTurkey
UUkraineUnited States
VVenezuela
YYemen
ZZimbabwe
OFAC (US) sanctions list

OFAC manages economic and commercial sanctions based on U.S. foreign policy and national security objectives and implements the necessary procedures. It also takes measures against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and other threats to the U.S.'s national security, foreign policy, or economy. It includes the following countries:

AAfghanistanAlbania
BBelarusBosnia and Herzegovina
CCentral African RepublicChinaCuba
DDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
EEthiopia
HHong Kong
IIranIraq
KKosovo
LLebanonLibya
MMaliMontenegroMyanmar
NNicaraguaNorth Macedonia
OOman
RRussia
SSerbiaSomaliaSudanSudan, SouthSyria
UUkraine
VVenezuela
YYemen
ZZimbabwe
UK sanctions list

UK sanctions list lists entities and individuals subjected to certain financial restrictions as part of the United Kingdom's government's domestic counter-terrorism regime policy. Also, it includes individuals prohibited by the European Union and the United Nations:

AAfghanistan
BBelarusBosnia and HerzegovinaBurundi
CCentral African Republic
DDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
GGuineaGuinea-Bissau
IIranIraq
LLebanonLibya
MMaliMyanmar
NNicaragua
RRussia
SSomaliaSudanSudan, SouthSyria
VVenezuela
YYemen
ZZimbabwe
UN sanctions list

UN sanctions lists are diplomatic decisions enforced by the United Nations member states against states, entities, or individuals. These sanctions are measures of safety to preserve national safety interests, peace, and international law. it includes:

CCentral African Republic
DDemocratic Republic of CongoDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
EEritrea
GGuinea-Bissau
IIranIraq
LLebanonLibya
MMali
SSomaliaSudanSudan, South
YYemen
FATF Grey List and Blacklist
FATF Grey List

For all countries identified as grey list, the FATF calls on all members and urges all jurisdictions to apply Enhanced Due Diligence, and in the most serious cases, countries are called upon to apply counter-measures to protect the international financial system from the ongoing money laundering, terrorist financing, and proliferation financing (ML/TF/PF) risks emanating from the country. It includes the following countries:

AAlbania
BBarbadosBurkina Faso
CCambodiaCayman Islands
GGibraltar
HHaiti
JJamaicaJordan
MMaliMoroccoMyanmar
NNicaragua
PPakistanPanamaPhilippines
SSenegalSudan, SouthSyria
TTurkey
UUgandaUnited Arab Emirates
YYemen

Barbados, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Gibraltar, Jamaica, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, Senegal, Uganda, United Arab Emirates do not appear on any sanctions lists but only the FATF Grey list, so Blockpass recommends applying Enhanced Due Diligence measures on them.

FATF Blacklist

The FATF Blacklist includes two countries:

DDemocratic People's Republic of Korea
IIran
Highest-risk Sanctions list

Mali, South Sudan, and Yemen appear in all of the above sanctions list, Blockpass recommends you to restrict these countries from using your service.