Global Risks Report 2026

Long-term (10 years) outlook by risk category FIGURE 8 Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026Note The percentages in the graph may not add up to 100% because values have been rounded up/down.Unsettled: Some instability, moderate risk of global catastrophesStormy: Global catastrophic risks loomingTurbulent: Upheavals and elevated risk of global catastrophesStable: Isolated disruptions, low risk of global catastrophesCalm: Negligible risk of global catastrophes 10% 15% 16% 36% 36% 44% 21% 33% 42% 33% 12% 32% 33% 40% 12% 8% 40% 18% 7% 9%Societal Technological Economic Environmental Geopolitical 1% 2% 1% <1% <1% 6% 68% 14% 12% Multipolar or fragmented order in which middle and great powers contest, set, and enforce regional rules and norms68% Bipolar or bifurcated order shaped by strategic competition between two superpowers14% Realignment towards a new international order led by an alternative superpower12% Reinvigoration of the US-led, rules-based international order6%FIGURE 9 Global political outlook “Which of the following best characterizes the global political environment for cooperation on global risks in 10 years?” Source World Economic Forum Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026 Global Risks Report 2026 13