Methodology & sources

Source

Every figure on Compliance Atlas comes from the GLEIF Golden Copy, published by the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF) under a CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) license. Source id src:gleif:golden-copy:cc0.

What registration_status means

Registration status reflects the LEI lifecycle state:

• ISSUED — the LEI is current and valid.
• LAPSED — the LEI has not been renewed by the registrant.
• RETIRED — the LEI has been retired (entity may have merged or restructured).
• DUPLICATE — a duplicate LEI was issued and this one is superseded.
• ANNULLED — the LEI was issued in error and has been annulled.
• PENDING_TRANSFER — the LEI is being transferred to a new LOU.
• PENDING_ARCHIVAL — the LEI is pending archival.

What entity_status means

Entity status reflects whether the legal entity itself is operating, independent of the LEI registration:

• ACTIVE — the entity is operating.
• INACTIVE — the entity has been dissolved, merged, or otherwise ceased operations.

Note that registration status and entity status are separate dimensions. An INACTIVE entity may still have an ISSUED LEI (e.g., the LEI was renewed after dissolution), and an ACTIVE entity may have a LAPSED LEI (e.g., the registrant did not renew the LEI on time). We report both dimensions separately; we never blend them.

Grain & what we show

The GLEIF Golden Copy has one row per LEI. We aggregate by country (ISO 2-letter code, the jurisdiction of the registered entity's legal address). We show only:

• Total entity count per jurisdiction.
• Distribution of registration_status per jurisdiction.
• Distribution of entity_status per jurisdiction.
• Derived counts: issuedCount and activeCount.

Individual entity names (legal_name) are never included on any page or in any export from this atlas. We show aggregate counts only.

What this is not

Compliance Atlas is a reference catalog of aggregate counts. It informs and compares and routes you to search.gleif.org to verify entities. It does not:

• Certify the legitimacy of any legal entity.
• Give compliance, legal, or regulatory advice.
• Recommend any entity for any purpose.
• Report individual entity names or details.

Current coverage: 3,347,057 total entities across 236 jurisdictions. Data exported June 20, 2026.