Evolving sanctions priorities, emerging risks and actionable recommendations for compliance executives responding to new challenges.
2025 Sanctions Year in Review
The data tells a story
11,200+
New sanctions designations
125
Countries with new sanctions designations
126
Sanctions regimes covered
Inside the report, you’ll find:
Geographic risk-mapping: Top sanctions targets broken down by sanctions regime, target country and theme.
Crypto designations decoded: Where crypto-enabled evasion showed up, which chains were involved and what it means for controls.
OFAC under the new administration: Why Iran, narcotics and transnational crime dominated US designations and how priorities shifted under Trump.
Enforcement actions deep dive: What drove penalties in 2025 and practical guidance for financial institutions to avoid similar failures.
2026 outlook: Data-driven predictions on sanctions priorities, regulatory scrutiny and emerging evasion tactics.
Implications for compliance teams: Practical guidance on how these trends affect due diligence, monitoring and examiner expectations.
