Sanctions

The Global Sanctions Index (GSI): A lens on worldwide sanctions

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Global Sanctions Index (GSI) is based on the deduplicated data from LSEG World-Check and covers the next increase in explicit sanctions on natural and legal persons from every known publicly available sanctions list globally.

In this update, we draw on data to March 2025 to track all sanctions regimes worldwide, to calculate the net change in the number of sanctioned persons globally.

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Previous reports

Download previous editions of the Global Sanctions Index

Access the first 4 editions of our Global Sanctions Index and learn more about sanctions, inflation and the consequences to society and institutions.

Edition 4 | GSI report

Access the fourth instalment of our Global Sanctions Index (GSI) to gain insights into additional, often non-obvious risks associated with sanctioned persons

Edition 3 | GSI report

Access the third instalment of our Global Sanctions Index (GSI) to gain insight in to the sanctions landscape and additional risks associated with sanctioned persons.

Edition 2 | GSI report

Read the second instalment of the Global Sanctions Index (GSI), including new sub-indices for sanctioning bodies, including the UN, EU, OFAC, and more.

Edition 1 | GSI report

Access the first instalment of our Global Sanctions Index (GSI) white paper and learn more about sanctions inflation and the consequences to society and institutions.
Sanctioned persons pose an obvious risk: in many cases, doing business with such a person is prohibited and carries the risk of potentially significant fines – or worse, reputational damage.

Michael Meadon
Director, Asia Pacific - LSEG Risk Intelligence

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