Barack Obama signed 276 executive orders during his presidency (2009–2017).

Quick Scoop

  • Total executive orders: 276.
  • Time in office: January 20, 2009 – January 20, 2017.
  • This puts him below some modern presidents like Franklin D. Roosevelt, and in roughly the same range as George W. Bush (291) and Bill Clinton (364).

Year‑by‑year snapshot

Different official lists sometimes vary slightly by counting rules, but they consistently land on the same total range for Obama’s years:

  • 2009–2012: Roughly mid‑30s per year, with some sources listing 37–39 orders annually.
  • 2013–2015: Around 20–31 orders per year.
  • 2016–2017: A late‑term uptick, including 41 in 2016 and 8 in the final weeks of his presidency in early 2017.

These add up to the widely cited figure of 276 executive orders signed by Barack Obama.

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