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 Cyprus 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 5 th Household debt Czechia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Public debt 4 th Inflation 5 th Misinformation and disinformation Democratic Republic of the Congo 1 st Interstate armed conflict 2 nd Unemployment 3 rd Inflation 4 th State fragility 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Denmark 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 4 th Inflation 5 th Attacks on critical infrastructure Dominican Republic 1 st Extreme weather events 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Economic downturn 4 th Inflation 5 th Involuntary migration Ecuador 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Terrorism 3 rd State fragility 4 th Illicit economic activity 5 th Extreme weather events Egypt 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Unemployment 4 th Public debt 5 th Interstate armed conflict El Salvador 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Censorship 4 th Misinformation and disinformation 5 th Inflation Estonia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Interstate armed conflict 3 rd Inflation 4 th Labour shortage 5 th Energy supply shortage Finland 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Public debt 4 th Inflation 5 th Erosion of social cohesion France 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Erosion of social cohesion 3 rd Public debt 4 th Labour shortage 5 th Energy supply shortage Georgia 1 st Interstate armed conflict 2 nd Use of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons 3 rd Involuntary migration 4 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 5 th Energy supply shortage Germany 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Inflation 5 th Erosion of social cohesion Ghana 1 st Unemployment 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Inflation 4 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 5 th Economic downturn Greece 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th Public debt 5 th Interstate armed conflict Global Risks Report 2024 105