Several national governments and two international bodies have created lists of organizations that they designate as terrorist. The following list of designated terrorist groups is composed of groups on whom a "terrorist" designation had been officially issued, whether by current or former national governments, or inter-governmental organizations.
Many organizations that have been designated as terrorist have denied using terrorism as a military tactic to achieve their goals, and there is no international consensus on the legal definition of terrorism.
This listing does not include unaffiliated individuals accused of terrorism, which is considered lone wolf terrorism. This list also excludes groups who might be widely considered terrorist but were not officially designated as such.
United Nations, European Union, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
United Nations, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
United Nations, European Union, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States Philippines
United Nations, European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Argentina, China, Philippines, Latvia, Albania, Czech Republic, Mauritius, Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey, Cayman Islands, The Bahamas, Pakistan, Jamaica, Holy See, New Zealand
United Nations, European Union, United States, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Pakistan, Panama, Switzerland, South Africa, Thailand, Latvia, Uzbekistan, Cyprus, Argentina, Australia, South Korea, Nigeria, New Zealand, Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, Trinidad and Tobago, Moldova, Israel, Ukraine, Nauru, Taiwan, Namibia, Azerbaijan, Philippines, France, Indonesia
United Nations, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Russia, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
United Nations, European Union, Argentina, United States, United Kingdom, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, China, South Korea, Singapore, Pakistan, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Latvia, Isle of Man, South Africa, Malta, East Timor, Trinidad and Tobago
United Nations, United States, United Kingdom, Isle of Man, France, Argentina, Australia, Spain, Latvia, Israel, Macau, Trinidad and Tobago Japan, Taiwan, Pakistan, Thailand, South Africa, Iraq, Jordan, Moldova, Uzbekistan, Angola, Nicaragua, Panama, Nauru, New Zealand
El Salvador, United States, Guatemala, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan Lebanon, Malaysia, Syria, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom,
Colombia, United States, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina, Peru, United States, Paraguay, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Colombia, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago
United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
United States, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Argentina, Paraguay, United States, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru
United States, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina
United States, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Gulf Cooperation Council, Argentina, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Germany, Honduras, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, Paraguay, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States
Australia, Bahrain Canada, Costa Rica, Israel, Malaysia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen (Presidential Leadership Council)
United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Argentina, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru
United States, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Argentina, Paraguay
United States, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Ecuador, United States, Argentina, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica
Ecuador, United States, Argentina, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Peru
Ecuador, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Argentina, United States
United States, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Argentina, Ecuador
El Salvador, United States, Canada, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago
Colombia, European Union, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, United States, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay
Argentina, Paraguay, United States, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Ecuador
United States, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominican Republic, Peru, Costa Rica, Argentina, Paraguay
European Union, Canada, Japan, United States, United Kingdom, Peru, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Argentina, Paraguay, Costa Rica
United States, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina
United States Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay,
United States, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Bolivia, Chile, Honduras, Guyana, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago, Colombia, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina
Organizations formerly designated as terrorist groups by other countries
Below is the list of organizations that have officially been designated as terrorist in the past, by the respective parties, but have since been delisted.
Among the countries that publish a list of designated terrorist organizations, some have a clear established procedure for listing and delisting, and some are opaque. The Berghof Foundation argues that opaque delisting conditions reduce the incentive for the organization to abandon terrorism, while fuelling radicalism.
Since 18 December 2001, section 83.05 of the Canadian Criminal Code allows the Governor in Council to maintain a list of entities that are engaged in terrorism, facilitating it, or acting on behalf of such an entity.
The European Union has two lists of designated terrorist organisations that provide for different sanctions for the two groups. The first list is copied from the United Nations, and the second is an autonomous list. As of 13January2020,[update] there are 21 organizations in the autonomous list.
The Israeli list of "Terrorists Organizations and Unauthorized Associations" is available at the National Bureau for Counter Terror Financing of Israel.
Kyrgyzstan maintains a consolidated list of "destructive, extremist and terrorist" organizations officially banned by courts. As of February 9, 2026, the list includes 20 organizations.
Malaysia
The Ministry of Home Affairs of Malaysia maintains a sanction list of individuals and organizations involved in terrorist activity. The list is regulated by the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds From Illegal Activities Act 2001 and is complementary to the United Nations Security Council sanction lists.
Myanmar
In Myanmar (formerly Burma), the Anti-Terrorism Central Committee is responsible for designating terrorist organisations in accordance with the country's counter-terrorism law. Designations must be approved by the union government before being official. There are only two groups on Myanmar's terror list: the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army and Arakan Army, declared on 25 August 2017 and January 2019.
New Zealand
TheNew Zealand Policeare responsible for coordinating any requests to the Prime Minister for designation as a terrorist entity. The designation of terrorist organizations is also guided by the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. New Zealand also abides by several United Nations resolutions dealing with counter-terrorism including UN Resolutions 1267, 1989, 2253, 1988, and 1373.
Pakistan
Government of Pakistan under section 11-B of Anti Terrorism Act can declare an organization believed to be concerned with terrorism as a Proscribed Organization or put it under surveillance. Ministry of Interior issues the formal notification of proscription of an organization. National Counter Terrorism Authority is primarily concerned with monitoring for any signs of re-emergence through intelligence coordination, once an organization is proscribed.[citation needed]
The Department of Foreign Affairs publishes a list of designated terrorist organizations under the Human Security Act or the Terrorism Financing Prevention and Suppression Act of 2012.
A single federal list of organizations recognized as terrorist is used by the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation. The National Anti-Terrorism Committee maintains a list of terrorist organizations, named "Federal United list of Terrorist Organizations".
The Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates periodically issues resolutions to include individuals and organizations on its terrorist list. As of 4March2020,[update] issued resolutions are 2014/41, 2017/18, 2017/28, 2017/45, 2018/24 and 2018/50.
↑Al-Nusra Front is considered an alias of Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham by New Zealand and the United States. It is considered an alias of Al-Qaeda by the United Kingdom. Australia acknowledges that Al-Nusra Front is part of the umbrella group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, but it does not list Hayat Tahrir al-Sham as a terrorist organization.
↑On September 5, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order which authorizes the department to use the "Department of War" title as their secondary name of the Department. However, only an act of Congress can legally and formally change the department's name. As such, the "Department of Defense" name is currently legally their official name.
↑"UN Brand Letterhead"(PDF). Finanční analytický úřad. 29 December 2021. Archived from the original(PDF) on 1 December 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
↑"Designations of Antifa Ost and Three Other Violent Antifa Groups". U.S. Department of State. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2026. On September 26, 2025, Hungary declared Antifa Ost to be a terrorist organization and added the group to its national anti-terrorism list.
↑Bouchet-Saulnier, Francoise. "How counterterrorism throws back wartime medical assistance and care to preSolferino times"(PDF). Archived(PDF) from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2022. In a communiqué released on 20 April 2021 (No. 009/MISP/DIRCAB/SP.21), the Government of CAR declared the armed groups [...] and the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) as terrorist groups and no longer as politico-military groups
↑"teror16.11.xls" (in Hebrew, Arabic, and English). Ministry of Defense (Israel). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2014. several declared terrorist organisations are listed amongst many declarations of "association/united group, not, allowed" or, in other words, declarations of an unlawful/illegal organisation – and maybe with other information as well in a large spreadsheet
↑Ahmed, Houriya; Stuart, Hannah (2009). Hizb Ut-Tahrir Ideology and Strategy(PDF). Henry Jackson Society. p.108. Archived(PDF) from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016. [Taji Mustafa being interviewed on BBC Today programme] the idea of a Caliphate – a unifying authority for which the Muslim world...which we think will bring stability – these basic ideas of Islam which enjoy popular support, are now being labelled as beyond the pale – as terrorism.
↑United States Government. Department of the Treasury. Treasury Designates Global Network, Senior Officials of IARA for Supporting Bin Laden, Others. Investigative Project on Terrorism. N.p., 13 Oct. 2004. Web. 3 June 2016.
↑"Jaish affiliate PAFF declared terrorist group". The Indian Express. 7 January 2023. According to a notification issued by the MHA, the PAFF emerged in 2019 as a proxy outfit of JeM, a proscribed terrorist organisation.
↑Abigail Hauslohner (5 January 2009), "Iranian Group a Source of Contention in Iraq", Time, retrieved 5 December 2016, But when the US military formally transferred control of Camp Ashraf back to the Iraqi government on Jan. 1, the MEK's fate suddenly became an issue. The group is a source of contention for Iran and the US, Iraq's two biggest allies, who are increasingly vying for influence as Baghdad's post–Saddam Hussein Shi'ite government asserts its independence. All three countries label the MEK a terrorist organization.
↑"Resolution No. 43 (2023)"(PDF). Anti-Terrorism Council. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023. hereby designates the "Teves Terrorist Group" as a terrorist group
↑"Baloch human rights activist Mehran Marri detained". Times of India. 17 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. The Swiss chargesheet, a copy of which TOI received from sources, said Marri was "a Pakistani national of Great Britain and leader of United Baloch Army (UBA) terrorist organisation".
