The Global Risks Report 2021 is the 16th edition of the Forum’s annual analysis and looks back at a year ravaged by a global pandemic, economic downturn, political turmoil and the ever-worsening climate crisis. The report explores how countries and businesses can act in the face of these risks.
These are the world’s greatest threats in 2021.
- Billions are at risk of missing out on the digital leap forward, as growing disparities challenge the social fabric.
- In the medium-term, the global economy will be threatened by the knock-on effects of the coronavirus crisis, while geopolitical stability will be critically fragile over the next 5 to 10 years.
- Environmental risks continue to threaten: they remain top risks by likelihood and impact in this year’s survey.
