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The Researchers Dataset (RDS) provides annual
averages of all of the metrics affecting composite (Table
2B), political (Table 3B), financial (Table 4B) and economic
(Table 5B) risk for the period from 1984 through the last full
calendar year. It covers 140 countries and is very popular
among researchers for its ease of use and timelines.
Our publications are used extensively by colleges and
universities worldwide, businesses and investors, private
equity groups, and all of the main multilateral institutions.
From an academic perspective, a range of political and
economic phenomena have been distilled through the use of
our data, producing significant contributions to the literature
in a variety of disciplines.
Researcher Dataset
(ICRG Table 2B – Composite
Risk Only): Annual averages
of the composite risk rating, an
element of ICRG’s Table 2B, from
1984 through the last full calendar
year. ICRG’s composite risk scores
aggregate the political, financial and
economic ratings for each country’s
overall risk.
Researcher Dataset
(ICRG Table 4B): Annual averages
for each of the 5 components for
Financial Risk, from 1984 through
the last full calendar year.
Researcher Dataset
(ICRG Table 3B): Our most
popular dataset, the original ICRG
Researcher’s Dataset contains
annual averages for each of the 12
components for Political Risk, from
1984 through the last full calendar
year.
Researcher Dataset
(ICRG Table 5B): Annual averages
for each of the 5 components for
Economic Risk, from 1984 through
the last full calendar year.
RDS 3B has risk ratings for:
• Bureaucracy Quality
• Corruption
• Law and Order
• Government Stability
• Socioeconomic Conditions
• Investment Profile
• Internal Conflict
• External Conflict
• Military in Politics
• Religious Tensions
• Ethnic Tensions
• Democratic Accountability
RDS 4B has risk ratings for:
• Total Foreign Debt as %
of GDP
• Debt Service as % of Exports
of Goods and Services
• Current Account as % of
Exports of Goods and Services
• International Liquidity as
Months of Import Cover
• Exchange Rate Stability as
% Change
RDS 5B has risk ratings for:
• GDP Per Capita
• Real Annual GDP Growth
• Annual Inflation Rate
• Budget Balance as % of GDP
• Current Account as % of GDP
Quantitative Risk
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