---
license: cc-by-4.0
pretty_name: "ProofAML Sanctions & PEP Watchlist Snapshot"
tags:
  - sanctions
  - pep
  - politically-exposed-persons
  - watchlist
  - aml
  - anti-money-laundering
  - kyc
  - compliance
  - ofac
  - osint
  - sanctions-screening
  - entity-resolution
task_categories:
  - text-retrieval
  - other
size_categories:
  - 100K<n<1M
---

# ProofAML Sanctions & PEP Watchlist Snapshot

**Research snapshot — not current data; production sanctions screening requires a live, monitored feed.**

A resolved, deduplicated snapshot of global sanctions, PEP (politically exposed
persons), and watchlist entities, compiled by [ProofAML](https://proofaml.com)
from government and intergovernmental publishers — OFAC, UN, EU, UK OFSI,
national parliaments, company registries, and more.

- **69 datasets, 120,886 entity records** (version `2026-08-24`)
- Cross-source entity resolution and deduplication applied by ProofAML
- One gzipped JSONL file per source dataset, plus a `manifest.json` listing
  every included dataset's authority, source URL, license, entity count, and
  checksum

## Scope and what's excluded

This snapshot only includes sources whose license was confirmed, at build
time, to permit public redistribution. Sources that couldn't clear that bar
are deliberately left out and listed transparently in `manifest.json`'s
`excluded` array — for example a share-alike-licensed source (ODbL/CC BY-SA)
and a source with no confirmed redistributable snapshot artifact yet. This is
a licensing safeguard, not an oversight: the compilation is fail-closed by
design.

## License

This dataset's license is **layered** — read both parts before redistributing
anything:

1. **The compilation/resolution layer** (selection, arrangement,
   cross-source entity matching, and deduplication) is licensed by ProofAML
   under **CC BY 4.0**:
   <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode>

2. **Every individual record** remains governed by its **own originating
   publisher's license** — this is *not* relicensed by ProofAML. The mix
   includes US public domain (17 U.S.C. §105), UK Open Government Licence
   v3.0, EU Commission Decision 2011/833/EU, UN CC BY 3.0 IGO, France
   Licence Ouverte / Etalab, CC0, Nordic NLOD, and others, varying by
   source. See the `NOTICE` file included in this repo for the full
   per-source breakdown and required attributions before redistributing any
   individual record in isolation.

## Disclaimer

> Research snapshot — not current data; production sanctions screening
> requires a live, monitored feed.

This snapshot is a point-in-time export. It is **not** suitable as the sole
basis for a production AML/KYC sanctions-screening control — use it for
research, prototyping, and evaluation only.

## Citation

Please cite the archived, DOI-minted version on Zenodo:

```
ProofAML. (2026). ProofAML Sanctions & PEP Watchlist Snapshot
(Version 2026-08-24) [Data set]. Zenodo.
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22115768
```

**DOI:** [10.5281/zenodo.22115768](https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22115768)

## Files

- `data/<id>.snapshot.jsonl.gz` — one gzipped JSONL file per included
  dataset, one resolved entity record per line.
- `manifest.json` — dataset list with entity counts, checksums, and the
  license/authority/source-url for every included dataset, plus the
  `excluded` list (with reasons).
- `LICENSE` — CC BY 4.0, scoped to the compilation/resolution layer.
- `NOTICE` — per-upstream license and attribution requirements. Read this
  before redistributing any individual record.

## More information

Full per-source license map and the live (continuously updated) corpus:
<https://proofaml.com/sources/>