The International Country Risk Guide (ICRG)

Data source: International Country Risk Guide - The PRS Group

Now covering 141 developed, emerging, frontier countries and offshore financial centers, ICRG presents monthly political, economic, financial and composite risk ratings and forecasts.

From risks presented by government instability, the threat of asset expropriation, transfer and payment delays, to forms of internal conflict, terrorism, and corruption, ICRG has been labelled 'a vital source for managing and advising investment funds that focus on volatile countries, both emerging and developed.'

Dataset type
Time-Series
Dataset level
Country
Last updated by source
2025-01-29

Citation

When using this dataset, please cite as:

• The PRS Group, & others. (2025). International country risk guide.

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The mean value of the ICRG variables 'Corruption', 'Law and Order' and 'Bureaucracy Quality', scaled from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher quality of government. Corruption: This is an ass ...

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