Country Risk Data

Data covering environmental, social, political, and economic issues for 198 countries

In today’s increasingly complex global landscape, managing the external risk environment is essential to protecting your business’s resilience, sustainability, and competitive advantage. That makes fast, reliable risk intelligence a strategic necessity.

Developed over 20 years, our Country Risk Data delivers an instant view of risk that is unequalled in its scope and accuracy. It simplifies complex global risk assessments by providing clear visibility into the vulnerabilities and strengths of every location that matters across your supply chains, operations and investments.

 

Human rights - 36 Indices

Global map - Human rights data

Climate - 35 Issues

Global map - Climate data

Environment - 35 Issues

Global map - Environment data

Political risk - 64 Indices

Global map - Political data

Economic risk - 27 Indices

Global map - Economy data

Covering 190+ business-critical risks, from politics, security and regulation to climate change, natural hazards and human rights, our Country Risk Data delivers the breadth and depth you need to proactively identify, monitor and manage risks before they impact performance, reputation or value.

Backed by the expertise of 60+ analysts and powered by cutting-edge data science and machine learning, this unique resource underpins everything we do as a business. It is built on rigorous, transparent methodologies and hundreds of trusted sources, providing independent, objective insight that empowers confident, evidence-based decisions.

Whether you're entering new markets, optimising supply chains, conducting due diligence, screening investments, or building enterprise resilience, our Country Risk Data provides the actionable intelligence you need to enhance performance and drive strategic growth.

Features

Credible

Our data is used and publicly referenced by the world’s largest organisations. Our corporate clients have a combined market capitalisation north of $15tn, while the assets under management of our financial clients totals over $30tn

Independent

Our proprietary datasets provide an objective and independent view of risk absent of bias or any government influence, enabling you to remove subjectivity from the decision-making process

Easy to use

Instantly flag high risk locations by uploading location data for your operations or suppliers into our interactive platform, or integrate it into your systems through data downloads and APIs

Robust

Confidence and trust are everything. Our data models go through a vigorous, multi-stage review to ensure the highest levels of accuracy, with clients able to see exactly how and why our scores are derived

Flexible

We will understand your requirements and build a tailored package drawing from our 190+ risk issues, covering 198 countries, over 150 commodities and 80 sectors. Our data is customisable, so you only take what you need

Our data

The breadth and depth of our Global Risk Data is unmatched. Our proprietary risk indices feature scores, rankings, and maps for all countries covering the most pressing ESG, climate, and political risks impacting business and how they interact with the world today.

198
Countries

190+
Risk Issues

35%
Subnational

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Using our data to manage risk

Helping you understand your risks and identify opportunities

By bringing together 1,000s of reputable data sources in proprietary methodologies that combine AI, the expert judgement of our analysts and data science techniques we provide a unique, rigorous, and accurate picture of the global risk landscape.

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Our global risk intelligence platform, where geospatial data, mapping and expert insight converge to redefine the way you manage global risk.

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