Espionage is a subset of human intelligence, one of many intelligence collection methods, which are organized by intelligence collection management.^[1]

This lists is restricted to organizations that operate clandestine human sources in foreign countries and non-national groups. It does not include police organizations with domestic informers, or, on an international basis, human sources that do counterintelligence work alone.

Country	Espionage organizations and agencies
Argentina	Secretariat of Intelligence, National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence, National Directorate of Strategic Military Intelligence
Australia	Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Cuba	General Intelligence Directorate (DGI)
Czech Republic	Security Information Service
France	General Directorate of External Security, Central Directorate of General Intelligence,
Germany	Federal Intelligence Service
India	Research and Analysis Wing, Intelligence Bureau
Iran	Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
Israel	Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations
Italy	Democratic Intelligence and Security Service, Military Intelligence and Security Service
Mexico	National Security and Investigation Center
Pakistan	Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
Netherlands	General Intelligence and Security Service
New Zealand	New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Russia	Federal Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, Main Intelligence Directorate
South Africa	National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service, South African National Defence Force Intelligence Division
Spain	National Intelligence Centre
United Kingdom	Secret Intelligence Service
United States	Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Operations, Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Clandestine Service