— Markets & Countries
Political-risk scores for every country, next to the live headlines behind them.
A political-risk score and trend for 195 countries, set beside the sovereign score, with a live feed of political-risk news.
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Live: Scores from World Bank governance indicators; headlines from GDELT, cached about hourlyPartial: If GDELT is unavailable the feed shows labelled sample headlines; scores are a screen and early warning, not a forecastSample: The table on this page uses illustrative rowsMethodology- countries scored
- 195
0–100; higher means more risk.
— Overview
What Political Risk does.
Political Risk scores all 195 countries from three World Bank governance indicators: political stability, voice and accountability, and rule of law. The score runs 0–100, higher meaning riskier. Each country shows that score, its nine-dimension sovereign composite and a trend marker against the prior year's indicators, and links to the full country profile.
Next to the scores is a live risk-news feed drawn from GDELT's global news index, cached for about an hour. Each headline is tagged by country and credited to its outlet, with a link to the original story. If GDELT is unavailable, the feed says so and shows clearly labelled sample headlines instead of passing them off as news.
The module is a screen and an early warning, not a forecast. It helps contractors, lenders and investors see where the political setting is getting worse or better before that shows up in spreads or in stalled tenders.
— Capabilities
What you can do with it.
The core of Political Risk, as it works inside the platform today.
All-country political-risk scores
A 0–100 score for every country from World Bank governance indicators (political stability, voice and accountability, rule of law), colour-banded and sortable.
Political vs. sovereign, side by side
Each row shows the political score next to the sovereign composite, so you can spot countries where the two diverge.
Trend markers
An up, down or flat marker shows how the score moved against the prior year of World Bank governance data.
Live risk-news feed
Political-risk headlines from GDELT, refreshed about hourly, each tagged by country and linked to the original outlet. A labelled sample appears only if GDELT is unavailable.
One click to the full profile
Every country links to Country Intelligence for macro, institutions, bonds and procurement.
— Data sources
Where the data comes from.
Official and licensed institutional sources. Every record keeps its source and a link back to the original.
World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators
Political stability, voice and accountability, and rule of law behind the score; the same indicators feed the sovereign composite.
GDELT
Global news index behind the live headline feed, cached for about an hour; each item links to its originating outlet.
See every source and its tier on the data sources page, and how each is scored in the methodology.
— Who it’s for
Who uses it, and for what.
ForCountry-risk and compliance teams
Watch which jurisdictions are deteriorating and flag exposures for review.
ForContractors with live projects
Anticipate disruption to payment, permitting or site access in markets where they hold contracts.
ForLenders and investors
Read political direction alongside sovereign spreads before pricing or extending exposure.
— A look inside
What a Political Risk view looks like.
The layout below mirrors the in-platform table. The rows are illustrative, not live records.
How the score table reads
| Country | Political risk | Sovereign | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stable advanced economy | Flat | ||
| Reforming emerging market | Down | ||
| Fragile state | Up |
Illustrative sample. Live records in the platform carry their source, as-of date and provenance label.
— Questions
Frequently asked.
Is the news feed real-time?
Near enough. Headlines come from GDELT and are cached for about an hour. It is a screen, not a full newswire, so read the linked story for detail. If GDELT is down, the feed shows labelled sample headlines and says the live feed is unavailable.
Does a rising trend mean risk is going up?
The marker shows direction of movement in the score. Read it with the score itself and the country profile.
Does this replace sanctions screening?
No. Political-risk scores are country context. To screen a person or company, members use the Sanctions screening tool, which checks OFAC, UN, EU and UK lists.
— Get started
See Political Risk on live data.
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