Data behind: Executive orders signed per year

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Executive orders signed per year

How it's computed: Counted by signing date from the Federal Register API (coverage from 1994). Current year is year-to-date. Values exactly as published by the source (rounded).
Source: Federal Register API (National Archives) · link
As of: 24 Oct 2026 · fetched 24 Oct 2026

33 rows

Year / date	Executive orders (executive orders)
1994	54
1995	41
1996	49
1997	38
1998	38
1999	35
2000	41
2001	66
2002	31
2003	41
2004	45
2005	26
2006	27
2007	32
2008	30
2009	45
2010	35
2011	34
2012	39
2013	20
2014	31
2015	29
2016	43
2017	62
2018	37
2019	45
2020	69
2021	91
2022	29
2023	24
2024	19
2025	238
2026	67