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The Researchers Dataset (RDS)

RDS is a set of averages of metics and data from the International Country Risk Guide tables for composite risk, political risk, financial risk, and economic risk from the PRS Group. A description of RDS and the ICRG Methodology are provided under documentation.

Access

Access to The Researchers Dataset (RDS) is limited to current MSU affiliates only and requires login with your MSU netID and password. Redistribution is not permitted.

Data

Files are in .xls format.
RDS Table 2B: Composite Risk, 1984-2021
RDS Table 3B: Political Risk, 1984-2021
RDS Table 3Ba: Political Risk by Subcomponent, 1984-2021
RDS Table 4B: Financial Risk, 1984-2021
RDS Table 5B: Economic Risk, 1984-2021

Historical data (1984-2019)

Documentation

Files are in PDF format.
ICRG Methodology
The Researchers Dataset (RDS)

Questions?

Please direct any questions about The Researchers Dataset to Breezy Silver.

How to Cite (APA Style):

PRS Group. (2020). RDS Table 2B: Composite Risk. The Researchers Dataset (RDS) [data file]. Retrieved from https://lib.msu.edu/data/rds

PRS Group. (2020). RDS Table 3B: Political Risk. The Researchers Dataset (RDS) [data file]. Retrieved from https://lib.msu.edu/data/rds

PRS Group. (2020). RDS Table 3Ba: Political Risk. The Researchers Dataset (RDS) [data file]. Retrieved from https://lib.msu.edu/data/rds

PRS Group. (2020). RDS Table 4B: Financial Risk. The Researchers Dataset (RDS) [data file]. Retrieved from https://lib.msu.edu/data/rds

PRS Group. (2020). RDS Table 5B: Economic Risk. The Researchers Dataset (RDS) [data file]. Retrieved from https://lib.msu.edu/data/rds