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 Mauritius 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Public debt 4 th Inflation 5 th Extreme weather events Mexico 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd State fragility 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Inequality (wealth, income) 5 th Illicit economic activity 5 th Erosion of social cohesion Mongolia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th Pollution (air, water, soil) 5 th Energy supply shortage Morocco 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Water-supply shortage 4 th Inequality (wealth, income) 5 th Unemployment Nepal 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Unemployment 3 rd Inequality (wealth, income) 4 th Inflation 5 th Labour shortage Netherlands 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Erosion of social cohesion 5 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity New Zealand 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Extreme weather events 3 rd Inflation 4 th Energy supply shortage 5 th Labour shortage Nigeria 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Unemployment 4 th Public debt 5 th Inflation North Macedonia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Pollution (air, water, soil) 4 th Public debt 5 th Unemployment Oman 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Unemployment 3 rd Inflation 4 th Public debt 5 th Infectious diseases Pakistan 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Extreme weather events 4 th Inflation 5 th Misinformation and disinformation Panama 1 st Public debt 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 4 th Economic downturn 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Paraguay 1 st State fragility 2 nd Illicit economic activity 3 rd Public debt 4 th Economic downturn 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Peru 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Extreme weather events 3 rd State fragility 4 th Erosion of social cohesion 5 th Illicit economic activity Global Risks Report 2024 108