List of current intelligence agencies
This is a list of intelligence agencies by country. It includes only currently operational institutions.
An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis , and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement , national security , military , and foreign policy objectives.[ 1]
Antigua and Barbuda [ edit ]
VSSE (State Security Service)
ADIV / SGRS (ADIV/SGRS) (General Intelligence and Security Service, military intelligence)
Bosnia and Herzegovina [ edit ]
State Intelligence Agency (Държавна агенция „Разузнаване“ (DAR)) – overseas intelligence gathering service under the supervision of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
State Agency for National Security (Държавна агенция за национална сигурност (DANS)) – national security service under the supervision of the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria
People's Republic of China[ edit ]
Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCCPC)
People's Liberation Army (PLA)
Democratic Republic of the Congo [ edit ]
Internal and Foreign Intelligence
Military Intelligence
Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)
Ministry of the FAR (MINFAR)
Ministry of the Interior
Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Interior
Landesministerium des Innern: State Ministry of the Interior (different denominations from state to state)
Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)
National Technical Research Organisation (NTRO)
Intelligence Bureau (India) (IB)
National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB)
Defence Intelligence Agency (India) (DIA)
Directorate of Military Intelligence (India) (MI)
Directorate of Naval Intelligence (India) (NI)
Directorate of Air Intelligence (India) (AI)
Joint Cipher Bureau (JCB)
Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CBN)
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
Enforcement Directorate (ED)
Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN)
Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D)
Foreign/Domestic Intelligence
Military Intelligence
Signals Intelligence
Criminal Intelligence
Financial Intelligence
Prime Minister's Office
Ministry of Defence
Directorate-General for Intelligence and Security (DGIS)[ 16]
Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI)[ 17]
Ministry of Interior
Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency (FIIA)[ 18]
Foreign & Domestic Military Intelligence (Defence Forces )
Domestic Police Intelligence (Garda Síochána )
Mossad (Foreign Intelligence and Special Operations)
Shin Bet (Internal Security Service)
Aman (Military intelligence)
Lahav 433 (Police intelligence)
Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS) - Department of Information for Security
Internal Intelligence:
External Intelligence:
Military Intelligence:
Jamaica
Ministry of Finance and the Public Service[ 19]
Financial Investigations Division (FID)[ 20]
Central Intelligence Service (CIS)[ 21]
National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC)
External Intelligence
Defence Intelligence
Internal Intelligence
Economic Intelligence & Securities
Other Intelligence
Office of the President of Palestine
Ministry of Interior
Civil Intelligence
Military Intelligence
Ministry of Defense (MINDEF)
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency - Slovenska Obveščevalno-Varnostna Agencija (SOVA)
Intelligence and Security Service of Slovenian Ministry of Defence - Obveščevalno Varnostna Služba (OVS)[ 36]
General Staff SAF – Section for intelligence matters – J2 - General štab SV – Sektor za obveščevalne zadeve – J2 (GŠSV-J2)[ 37]
National Security Bureau
Strategic Services Agency (SSA)[ 38]
Ministry of National Security[ 39]
Financial Intelligence Unit Trinidad and Tobago (FIUTT)[ 41]
United Arab Emirates [ edit ]
Domestic intelligence
Foreign intelligence
Signals intelligence
Criminal Intelligence and Protected Persons
National State Intelligence System - Sistema Nacional de Inteligencia de Estado (SNIE)
National Police of Uruguay
National Directorate of Information and Intelligence - Dirección Nacional de Información e Inteligencia (DNII)
Ministry of National Defence
Ministry of Public Security
Department of Information Processing and Intelligence Support (B01)/Cục Xử lý tin và hỗ trợ tình báo (B01)
Asia Intelligence Bureau (B02)/Cục Tình báo châu Á (B02)
US, Europe, Africa Intelligence Service (B03)/Cục Tình báo Mỹ - Âu - Phi (B03)
Bureau of Secret Intelligence (B04)/Cục Tình báo phương thức mật (B04)
Bureau of Economic, Scientific, Technical and Environmental Intelligence (B05)/Cục Tình báo kinh tế, khoa học, kỹ thuật và môi trường(B05)
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation [ edit ]
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^ IT Section, ISD. "Internal Security Department" . Internal-security.gov.bn. Archived from the original on 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "NISA and its predecessors" . Stabroek News . 2023-04-30. Retrieved 2023-08-26 .
^ "President Ali sets record straight on NISA establishment" . Guyana Chronicle . 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2023-08-26 .
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^ "Financial Intelligence Unit (Guyana)" . Finance Intelligent Unit (Guyana) . Retrieved 2024-06-24 .
^ "Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)" . Ministry of Finance . Retrieved 2024-06-24 .
^ "The FIU and its power to track suspicious monetary transactions in Guyana" . News Room Guyana . 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2024-06-24 .
^ "افزایش نهادهای امنیتی در جمهوری اسلامی؛ حفاظت اطلاعات قوه قضائیه رسما تشکیل میشود" . 6 August 2023.
^ "Iraqi Directorate General for Intelligence and Security Inaugurates New Headquarters Facility" . dvids.
^ "UNITAD, DMI Underline Importance of Cooperation to Ensure Accountability" . UNITAD.
^ "EUAM Iraq met with the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency" . European Union Advisory Mission Iraq.
^ "Ministry of Finance & Public Service – Development Through Excellent Service" . Retrieved 2023-06-25 .
^ "Financial Investigations Divisions – Taking the profit out of Crime" . Retrieved 2023-06-25 .
^ "Présidence de la République de Madagascar" .
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^ "Special Branch" . Archived from the original on 2013-02-21. Retrieved 2010-07-11 .
^ "Serviciul de Informații și Securitate" . sis.md.
^ "A Constellation of Outposts: French Intelligence Services and the Administration of the French Protectorate of Morocco, 1912-1937" (PDF) . DASH Digital Access to Scholarship at Harvard . Harvard Library. Retrieved 9 May 2023 .
^ a b c "New Zealand Intelligence Community – About Us" . New Zealand Intelligence Community . New Zealand Government. Retrieved 25 August 2013 .
^ "Kim Jong-nam: Who in North Korea could organise a VX murder?" . BBC News . 24 February 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-13 .
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^ "المخابرات العامة الفلسطينية" . Aljazeera .
^ The Palestinian Security Services: Past and Present . MIFTAH, 30 May 2006
^ The Associated Press mentioned the number of 5,000 members, located in Gaza, as of January 2005: Palestinian security forces . Associated Press, 19 January 2005
^ a b Entry-points to Palestinian Security Sector Reform , Appendix A, p. 157-161. Roland Friedrich and Arnold Luethold, DCAF, 2007
^ "INTELIGENCIA ESTRATEGICA" (PDF) . fas.org. 3 May 2004. Retrieved 14 July 2022 .
^ "REPÚBLICA DE PANAMÁ ÓRGANO EJECUTIVO" (PDF) . presidencia.gob.pa. 20 August 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2022 .
^ "Saudi Arabia sets up new commission to boost cybersecurity" . 2 November 2017.
^ "Intelligence and Security Service" . mo.gov.si. 8 July 2019. Archived from the original on 3 May 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022 .
^ "General Staff of the Slovenian Armed Forces" . slovenskavojska.si. 2 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2022 .
^ "Office of The Prime Minister - Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" . www.opm.gov.tt . Retrieved 2023-06-25 .
^ "Ministry of National Security – Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago" . Retrieved 2023-06-25 .
^ "Organised Crime And Intelligence Unit (OCIU)" . www.ttps.gov.tt . Retrieved 2023-06-25 .
^ "Financial Intelligence Unit – Trinidad and Tobago" . fiu.gov.tt . Retrieved 2023-06-25 .
^ "News Article" .
^ "Joint Intelligence Organisation" . GOV.UK. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "The Security Service" . MI5. 2014-02-28. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "National Domestic Extremism and Disorder Intelligence Unit" . National Police Chief's Council. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2017 .
^ "National Ballistics Intelligence Service" . Nabis.police.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "General guide to the NFIB" (PDF) . City of London Police. July 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2017 .
^ "Home page – SIS (MI6)" . Sis.gov.uk. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "Defence Intelligence – Detailed guidance" . GOV.UK. 2012-12-12. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "GCHQ Home page" . Gchq.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2014-06-27 .
^ "Intelligence" . National Crime Agency. Archived from the original on 2017-01-22. Retrieved 2017-01-21 .
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^ "What is life like in the UK's witness protection programme?" . 12 August 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2019 .
Foreign intelligence Domestic intelligence
Algeria: CSS
Angola: SINSE
Argentina: SIDE
Armenia: NSS
Australia: ASIO
Austria: DSN
Azerbaijan: DTX
Bangladesh: SB
Belarus: KGB RB
Belgium: VS/SE
Bosnia and Herzegovina: SIPA
Botswana: DIS
Brazil: PF
Brunei: IRD
Bulgaria: DANS
Burundi: SNR
Canada: CSIS
Chile: ANI
China: MSS
Colombia: DNI
Congo (Democratic Republic of): ANR
Croatia: SOA
Czech Republic: BIS
Denmark: PET
Egypt: EHS
Estonia: KAPO
Finland: SUPO
France: DGSI
Georgia: SSSG
Germany: BfV , LfV
Ghana: GPS , CID
Greece: EYP
Hong Kong: NSD , CPGNSO
Hungary: AH
India: IB
Indonesia: Baintelkam Polri (id ), BIN
Iran: VAJA , IRGC , PAVA
Ireland: CSB , SDU , NSU
Israel: Shin Bet
Italy: AISI
Japan: NPA , TMPD PSB , PSIA
Kazakhstan: NSC
Kenya: NIS
Kosovo: AKI
Latvia: VDD
Lithuania: STT
Lebanon: ISF , LSS
Luxembourg: SREL
Macau: DS
Malaysia: SB
Moldova: SIS
Netherlands: NCTV
New Zealand: NZSIS
Nigeria: SSS
North Korea: SSD
Republic of North Macedonia: IA
Norway: PST
Oman: ISS
Pakistan: IB , FIA
Palestine: PSS
Paraguay: SNI
Peru: DINI
Philippines: NBI , NICA
Poland: ABW , SOP , SM
Portugal: SIS
Romania: SRI
Russia: FSB
Saudi Arabia: Mabahith
Serbia: BIA
Singapore: ISD
Somalia: NISA
South Africa: SSA
South Korea: Intelligence Bureau, KNPA
Spain: CITCO
Sri Lanka: SIS
Sweden: SÄPO
Switzerland: NDB
Syria: GSD
Taiwan: MJIB
Thailand: ISOC , SB
Togo: ANR
Turkey: MİT , İB
Uganda: ISO
Ukraine: SBU
United Kingdom: Security Service (MI5 ) , NDEDIU , NCA , NBIS
United States: I&A , FBI
Uzbekistan: SNB
Venezuela: SEBIN
Vietnam: TC5 (vi )
Zimbabwe: CIO
Military intelligence
Algeria: DCSA
Angola: SIM
Australia: DIO
Austria: HNaA
Bangladesh: DGFI
Belarus: GRU MO RB
Belgium: ADIV/SGRS
Brazil: DIE
Canada: CFINTCOM
China: CMC JSD Intelligence Bureau
Congo (Democratic Republic of): DEMIAP
Croatia: VSOA
Cuba: DCIM
Czech Republic: VZ
Denmark: FE
Egypt: DMISR
Finland: PE TIEDOS
France: DRM , DGSE
Germany: MAD
Ghana: MIU
Hungary: KNBSZ
Iran: General Staff , SAHEFAJA , SAHEFASA , SAHEFAVEDJA
India: DMI , DIA
Indonesia: BAIS TNI , Pusintelad
Ireland: G2
Israel: Aman
Italy: CII
Japan: DIH
Kazakhstan: NSC
Lithuania: AOTD
Malaysia: DIO
Maldives: MNDF
Morocco: DGED
Myanmar: Sa Ya Pa
Netherlands: MIVD
New Zealand: DDIS
Nigeria: DIA
North Korea: RGB
Republic of North Macedonia: MSSI
Norway: E-tjenesten
Pakistan: MI , NI , AI
Philippines: ISAFP
Poland: SKW , SWW
Portugal: CISMIL
Romania: DGIA
Russia: GRU
Saudi Arabia: AFISC
Serbia: VBA , VOA
Singapore: MIO
Slovakia: VS
Slovenia: OVS
South Africa: SANDF-ID
South Korea: DIA , DCC
Spain: CIFAS
Sri Lanka: DMI
Sweden: MUST
Switzerland: MND , LWND
Syria: MI , AFID
Taiwan: MIB
Thailand: AFSC
Turkey: GENKUR İ.D.B.
Ukraine: HUR MO
United Kingdom: DI
United States: DIA
Venezuela: DGCIM
Vietnam: TC2
Signals intelligence
Australia: ASD
Bangladesh: NTMC
Brazil: 2ª Sch/EMD
Canada: CSE
China: SIGINT
Croatia: OTC
Ethiopia: INSA
Finland: PVTIEDL
France: DGSE , DRSD
Germany: BND
Ghana: RDU
India: JCB , NTRO
Indonesia: BSSN (id )
Ireland: CIS
Israel: 8200
Japan: DIH
Kazakhstan: NSC
Netherlands: NSO , JSCU
New Zealand: GCSB
North Korea: RGB
Norway: NSM
Pakistan: JSIB
Poland: AW , ABW , SKW , SWW , NCBC , gOR 3.FO , CRiWWRE , 2.ORel , 6.ORel , JW NIL
Romania: STS
Russia: Spetssvyaz
Saudi Arabia: PSS
South Africa: SSA
Spain: CCN
Sweden: FRA
Switzerland: NDB
Syria: MI
Turkey: MİT-SİB
UAE: SIA
Ukraine: Derzhspetszviazok
United Kingdom: GCHQ
United States: NSA
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Croatia (OTC )
Finland (PVTIEDL )
France (DGSE , DRSD )
Germany (BND )
Greece (EYP )
Ireland ((CIS )
Kazakhstan (NSC )
Netherlands (JSCU )
Norway (NSM )
Poland (AW , ABW , SKW , SWW , NCBC , gOR 3.FO , CRiWWRE , 2.ORel , 6.ORel , JW NIL )
Romania (STS )
Russia (Spetssvyaz )
Spain (CCN )
Sweden (FRA )
Switzerland (SIS )
Turkey (MİT-SİB )
Ukraine (State Special Communications Service of Ukraine )
United Kingdom (GCHQ )
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