ICRG Variables

Each issue of International Country Risk Guide includes about 100 pages of risk ratings and economic data. Every table includes every country monitored by ICRG. The table numbers and the data they include are as follows:

Table #	Table Name/Contents	Details of Contents
Table 1	Country Risk Ranked by Composite Risk Rating	Current Composite Risk Rating Year Ago Composite Risk Rating Composite Risk Rating Change
Table 2A	Composite Risk Ratings Over the Past Year	12-month History of Composite Risk Ratings
Table 2B	Current Risk Ratings and Composite Risk Forecasts	Current Political Risk Rating Current Financial Risk Rating Current Economic Risk Rating Year Ago Composite Risk Rating Current Composite Risk Rating Composite Risk Rating 1-year Forecast Composite Risk Rating 5-year Forecast
Table 2C	Composite Risk Forecasts	Current Composite Risk Rating 1-year Ahead/Worst Case 1-year Ahead/Best Case Risk Stability 5-years Ahead/Worst Case 5-years Ahead/Best Case Risk Stability
Table 3A	Political Risk Ratings Over the Past Year	12-month History of Political Risk Ratings
Table 3B	Political Risk Points By Component	Government Stability Socioeconomic Conditions Investment Profile Internal Conflict External Conflict Corruption Military in Politics Religious Tensions Law and Order Ethnic Tensions Democratic Accountability Bureaucracy Quality
Table 3Ba	The subcomponents that make up the first five Political Risk Components in Table 3B	Government Stability Government Unity Legislative Strength Popular Support Socioeconomic Conditions Unemployment Consumer Confidence Poverty Investment Profile Contract Viability Profits Repatriation Payment Delays Internal Conflict Civil War Terrorism Civil Disorder External Conflict War Cross-Border Conflict Foreign Pressures
Table 3C	Political Risk Forecasts	Current Political Risk Rating 1-year Ahead/Worst Case 1-year Ahead/Best Case Risk Stability 5-years Ahead/Worst Case 5-years Ahead/Best Case Risk Stability
Table 4A	Financial Risk Ratings Over the Past Year	12-month History of Financial Risk Ratings
Table 4B	Financial Risk Points By Component	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 Financial Risk Rating
Table 4C	Financial Risk Forecasts	Current Financial Risk Rating 1-year Ahead/Worst Case 1-year Ahead/Best Case Risk Stability 5-years Ahead/Worst Case 5-years Ahead/Best Case Risk Stability
Table 5A	Economic Risk Ratings Over the Past Year	12-month History of Economic Risk Ratings
Table 5B	Economic Risk Points By Component	GDP Per Capita Real Annual GDP Growth Annual Inflation Rate Budget Balance as % of GDP Current Account as % of GDP Economic Risk Rating
Table 5C	Economic Risk Forecasts	Risk Stability
Table 6A	Summary of Economic Risk Components	GDP Per Capita Real Annual GDP Growth as Annual % Change Annual Inflation Rate as Annual % Change Budget Balance as % of GDP Current Account as % of GDP
Table 6B	Summary of Financial Risk Components	Foreign Debt as % of GDP Foreign 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
Table 7	GDP Per Head of Population	Current and Preceding 5 Years % of Average Current Risk Points
Table 8	Real GDP Growth	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 9	Annual Inflation Rate	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 10	Budget Balance as % of GDP	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 11	Current Account as % of GDP	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 12	Foreign Debt as % of GDP	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 13	Debt Service as % of Total Exports	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 14	Current Account as % of Total Exports	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 15	International Liquidity as Months of Import Cover	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 16	Exchange Rate Stability	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points
Table 17	Foreign Exchange Rates	Current and Preceding 5 Years Current Risk Points