Annual Report 2024 2025

Presentation The World Economic Forum is an international organization integrating leaders from business, governments, academia and society at large into a global community committed to improving the state of the world. To achieve its mission, the World Economic Forum acts as a catalyst for thought leadership and action, mainly in the form of public-private partnerships. For this purpose, the World Economic Forum identifies issues on the global, regional and industry agendas, seeks solutions and, wherever possible, creates partnerships for action. The World Economic Forum always acts in the spirit of entrepreneurship in the global public interest, combining the forces of creative thinking, innovative initiatives and intellectual integrity with the will to advance peace and prosperity in the world.In its activities, the World Economic Forum fully respects the essential role played by governments and international organizations as well as by their various affiliated institutions. The World Economic Forum is a public-interest, not-for-profit organization. It is independent and does not pursue any political or ideological interests. In its activities, the World Economic Forum proves in all circumstances its independence and impartiality. The World Economic Forum is based in Cologny, canton of Geneva, Switzerland. It has representative offices in Beijing (China) and Mumbai (India). It also has offices in New York (USA), San Francisco (USA) and Tokyo (Japan). The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 19 August 2025.Swiss francs (000s) 30/06/2021 30/06/2022 30/06/2023 30/06/2024 30/06/2025 Total liabilities and funds 681,626 742,000 751,664 774,005 770,061 Current liabilities 166,689 202,470 204,419 211,541 214,943 Payables 8,139 23,918 19,707 17,998 18,486 Accrued expenses and deferred income3158,550 178,552 184,713 193,543 196,456 Non-current liabilities 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 Long-term loan 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 95,000 Restricted funds 28,474 36,625 33,477 45,607 47,770 Restricted funds – direct funding28,474 36,625 33,477 45,607 47,770 Funds 391,463 407,905 418,769 421,857 412,349 Initial capital 3,525 3,525 3,525 3,525 3,525 Tied capital 213,534 274,840 274,840 274,840 274,840 Free capital 173,872 129,540 140,404 143,493 133,984 Surplus 531 0 0 0 0Balance sheet: Total liabilities and funds 1 Staff costs include salaries, social costs and other staff expenses. 2 Tangible assets: land, property, equipment, IT hardware and software. Intangible assets: IT development. 3 Accrued expenses: provision for activity costs, provision for staff. Deferred income: membership, partnership and registration income deferral. *The consolidated figures above include figures from the World Economic Forum and the World Economic Forum LLC as of 1 January 2017. As of 1 July 2019, consolidation includes World Economic Forum Japan and other related foundations (Young Global Leaders, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Global Shapers Community, World Arts Forum). Annex to the accounts as of 30 June 2025 Annual Report 2024-2025 Financial Statements67