Global Risks Report 2026

Executive perceptions of Disruptions to critical infrastructure, 2026–2028 FIGURE 43 Source World Economic Forum Executive Opinion Survey 2025.Executive Opinion Survey rank of national risks from the question “In your country, what are the top five risks that are most likely to pose the biggest threat to your country in the next two years?”. 1st10th20th30th34thRank water supply that depends on digitized networks might be impacted and nuclear power plants that require water for cooling may be forced to limit their operations as a result. In the Global Risks Perception Survey 2025-2026 (GRPS), Disruptions to critical infrastructure has increased four positions to #22 and two positions to #23 on a two- and 10-year timeframe respectively, reflecting increasing global concerns by respondents compared with last year. National level data from the Executive Opinion Survey 2025 (EOS) also suggests that business leaders are attaching importance to the risk of Disruptions to critical infrastructure over the two-year time horizon (Figure 43). It ranks #6 in Oceania, #7 in Central Asia, and #10 in the Middle East and Northern Africa. It appears among the top five reported risks in 13 countries and within the top 10 in 39 countries. Collab Media, Unsplash Global Risks Report 2026 47