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 Spain 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 4 th Labour shortage 5 th Inflation Sri Lanka 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Labour shortage 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Inflation 5 th Public debt Sweden 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Inflation 4 th Involuntary migration 5 th Failure of climate-change adaption Switzerland 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Economic downturn 4 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity 5 th Erosion of social cohesion 5 th Involuntary migration Taiwan, China 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Energy supply shortage 3 rd Geoeconomic confrontation 4 th Labour shortage 5 th Inflation Thailand 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Pollution (air, water, soil) 3 rd Labour shortage 4 th Household debt 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Tunisia 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Public debt 3 rd Water-supply shortage 4 th State fragility 5 th Inflation Türkiye 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Involuntary migration 3 rd Inequality (wealth, income) 3 rd Erosion of social cohesion 5 th Censorship Ukraine 1 st Interstate armed conflict 2 nd Involuntary migration 3 rd Use of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons 4 th Public debt 5 th Inflation United Arab Emirates 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Adverse outcomes of artificial intelligence 4 th Infectious diseases 5 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity United Kingdom 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Inflation 3 rd Energy supply shortage 4 th Household debt 5 th Labour shortage United Republic of Tanzania 1 st Unemployment 2 nd Chronic diseases and health conditions 3 rd Failure of climate-change adaption 4 th Inequality (wealth, income) 5 th Cybercrime and cyber insecurity United States of America 1 st Economic downturn 2 nd Infectious diseases 3 rd Inflation 4 th Use of biological, chemical or nuclear weapons 5 th Energy supply shortage Uruguay 1 st Labour shortage 2 nd Economic downturn 3 rd Extreme weather events 4 th Erosion of social cohesion 5 th Inequality (wealth, income) Global Risks Report 2024 110