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 Guatemala 1 st State fragility 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 4 th Extreme weather events 5 th Illicit economic activity Honduras 1 st Energy supply shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Extreme weather events 4 th State fragility 5 th Unemployment Hong Kong SAR, China 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Geoeconomic confrontation 4 th Infectious diseases 5 th Asset bubble burst Hungary 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th Labour shortage 5 th Interstate armed conflict Iceland 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Labour shortage 4 th Non-weather-related natural disasters 5 th Extreme weather events India 1 st Misinformation and disinformation 2 nd Infectious diseases 3 rd Illicit economic activity 4 th Inequality (wealth, income) 5 th Labour shortage Indonesia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Extreme weather events 3 rd Infectious diseases 4 th Energy supply shortage 5 th Unemployment Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1 st Inflation 2 nd Water-supply shortage 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 4 th Inequality (wealth, income) 5 th Economic downturn Iraq 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Water-supply shortage 3 rd Energy supply shortage 3 rd State fragility 5 th Interstate armed conflict Ireland 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Inflation 5 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 5 th Misinformation and disinformation Italy 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Extreme weather events 4 th Interstate armed conflict 5 th Failure of climate-change adaption Jamaica 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Extreme weather events 4 th Inflation 5 th Erosion of social cohesion Japan 1 st Interstate armed conflict 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Economic downturn 4 th Non-weather-related natural disasters 5 th Extreme weather events Global Risks Report 2024 106