GRASP
Country Risk Classification Concept
Evidence methods for the GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice (GRASP) principles and criteria are determined by the GLOBALG.A.P. country risk classification concept. This groups countries into three different risk levels according to rankings issued annually by the World Bank (Worldwide Governance Indicators).
Country-specific methodology and interpretation
High-risk countries
High-risk countries are those with a Worldwide Governance Indicator (WGI) rating from 0 to 49. The GRASP methodology for high-risk countries requires the presence of workers on the farm during an assessment. Individual and group interviews are cross-checked with a 50% interview sampling of documents.
List of high-risk countries
(valid from 01/01/2024–31/12/2024)
Afghanistan | Algeria | Angola | Argentina | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bangladesh | Belarus | Belize | Benin | Bolivia | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Brazil | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Colombia | Comoros | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Congo, Rep. | Côte d’Ivoire | Cuba | Djibouti | Ecuador | Egypt, Arab. Rep. | El Salvador | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia, The | Guatemala | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Guyana | Haiti | Honduras | India | Indonesia | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Iraq | Jordan | Kazakhstan | Kenya | Korea, Dem. People’s Rep. | Kosovo | Kyrgyz Republic | Lao PDR | Lebanon | Lesotho | Liberia | Libya | Madagascar | Malawi | Maldives | Mali | Mauritania | Mexico | Moldova | Mongolia | Morocco | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nepal | Nicaragua | Niger | Nigeria | Pakistan | Panama | Papua New Guinea | Paraguay | Peru | Philippines | Russian Federation | Sao Tomé and Principe | Senegal | Serbia | Sierra Leone | Solomon Island | Somalia | South Africa | South Sudan | Sri Lanka | Sudan | Suriname | Syrian Arab Republic | Tajikistan | Tanzania | Thailand | Timor-Leste | Togo | Tunisia | Türkiye | Turkmenistan | Uganda | Ukraine | Uzbekistan | Venezuela, RB | Vietnam | West Bank and Gaza | Yemen, Rep. | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Download the full A-Z list of global country risk classifications for overall rankings.
Return to GRASP for more information on the country risk classification concept.
Visit the World Bank’s WGI website to learn more about the indicators.
Country-specific methodology and interpretation
Medium-risk countries
Medium-risk countries are those with a Worldwide Governance Indicator (WGI) rating from 50 to 79. The GRASP methodology for medium-risk countries requires the presence of workers on the farm during an assessment. Group interviews with workers are cross-checked with at least a 50% interview sampling of documents.
List of medium-risk countries
(valid from 01/01/2024–31/12/2024)
Albania | Antigua and Barbuda | Bahamas, The | Bahrain | Barbados | Bhutan | Botswana | Brunei Darussalam | Bulgaria | Cape Verde | Chile | Cook Islands | Costa Rica | Croatia | Cyprus | Dominica | Dominican Republic | Fiji | Georgia | Ghana | Greece | Grenada | Hong Kong SAR, China | Hungary | Israel | Italy | Jamaica | Kiribati | Korea, Rep. | Kuwait | Latvia | Macao SAR, China | Malaysia | Malta | Marschall Islands | Martinique | Mauritius | Micronesia. Fed. Sts. | Montenegro | Namibia | Nauru | Niue | North Macedonia | Oman | Palau | Poland | Portugal | Puerto Rico | Qatar | Réunion | Romania | Rwanda | Samoa | Saudi Arabia | Seychelles | Slovak Republic | Slovenia | Spain | St. Kitts and Nevis | St. Lucia | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Tonga | Trinidad and Tobago | Tuvalu | United Arab Emirates | United States | Vanuatu | Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Download the full A-Z list of global country risk classifications for overall rankings.
Return to GRASP for more information on the country risk classification concept.
Visit the World Bank’s WGI website to learn more about the indicators
Country-specific methodology and interpretation
Low-risk countries
Low-risk countries are those with a Worldwide Governance Indicator (WGI) rating from 80 to 100. The GRASP methodology for low-risk countries requires the presence of workers on the farm during an assessment only if interviews are requested by the buyer and/or the producer. The required sampling of documents is 50% of the reported workers.
List of low-risk countries
(valid from 01/01/2024–31/12/2024)
American Samoa | Andorra | Anguilla | Aruba | Australia | Austria | Belgium | Bermuda | Canada | Cayman Islands | Czech Republic | Denmark | Estonia | Finland | France | French Guiana | Germany | Greenland | Guam | Iceland | Ireland | Japan | Jersey, Channel Islands | Liechtenstein | Lithuania | Luxembourg | Monaco | Netherlands | New Zealand | Norway | San Marino | Singapore | Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan, China | United Kingdom | Uruguay
The list of countries assigned to the three categories is updated each December, following the revision periods of the World Bank. The new risk classification level becomes applicable from the following January.
Download the full A-Z list of global country risk classifications for overall rankings.
Return to GRASP for more information on the country risk classification concept.
Visit the World Bank’s WGI website to learn more about the indicators.