The Global Risks Report 2024

Top five risks identified by the Executive Opinion Survey (EOS) TABLE C.2 Risk categories Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological Belgium 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th Use of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons 5 th Infectious diseases Benin 1 st Use of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons 2 nd Erosion of social cohesion 3 rd Economic downturn 4 th Energy supply shortage 5 th Adverse outcomes of artificial intelligence Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Censorship 4 th Inflation 5 th Erosion of social cohesion Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th State fragility 5 th Erosion of social cohesion Botswana 1 st Unemployment 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Inequality (wealth, income) 4 th Household debt 5 th Digital inequality Brazil 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Public debt 4 th Censorship 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Bulgaria 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Labour shortage 5 th Public debt Cameroon 1 st Unemployment 2 nd Illicit economic activity 3 rd Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 4 th Chronic diseases and health conditions 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Canada 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Extreme weather events 4 th Inflation 5 th Infectious diseases Chad 1 st Energy supply shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 4 th Infectious diseases 5 th Failure of climate-change adaption Chile 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Erosion of social cohesion 3 rd State fragility 4 th Involuntary migration 5 th Inflation Colombia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Unemployment 4 th Public debt 5 th Interstate armed conflict Costa Rica 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 4 th Unemployment 5 th Extreme weather events Côte D'Ivoire 1 st Unemployment 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Economic downturn 4 th Erosion of social cohesion 5 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity Croatia 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Inflation 4 th Asset bubble burst 5 th Extreme weather events Global Risks Report 2024 104