The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 says the biggest short-term risk stems from misinformation and disinformation. In the longer term, climate-related threats dominate the top 10 risks global populations will face. Two-thirds of global experts anticipate a multipolar or fragmented order to take shape over the next decade.
So far, this year has been marked by significant global shifts, including increased geopolitical instability, the accelerating impact of AI and a changing labour market. Economic factors like new US tariffs are redrawing trade maps, while the energy transition shows progress and gender gaps persist. These seven charts from World Economic Forum reports help illustrate the inflection points this ...
This year’s edition of the Global Gender Gap Report arrives at a decisive moment, with the world in flux. Technological breakthroughs, geopolitical conflict and economic uncertainty are creating unprecedented challenges as well as bringing new opportunities. Amid such change, gender parity is both a principle and a strategy. Diversity of thought, knowledge and experience often lie at the ...
Global health gains are at risk. New funding models, regional systems and delivery innovation are vital to build resilient, equitable healthcare worldwide.
The Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 highlights key trends shaping economies and societies in 2025, along with insights into emerging threats and solutions.
The Global Gender Gap Index annually benchmarks the current state and evolution of gender parity across four key dimensions (subindexes): Economic Participation and Opportunity, Educational Attainment, Health and Survival, and Political Empowerment. Since launching in 2006, it is the longest-standing index tracking the progress of numerous countries’ efforts towards closing these gaps over time.
The Global Gender Gap Index was first introduced by the World Economic Forum in 2006 to benchmark progress towards gender parity across four dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health and political leadership (Figure 1.1).
The Global Energy Review found that global energy demand grew by 2.2% last year, which was considerably faster than the average annual demand increase of 1.3% over the previous 10 years. Emerging and developing economies accounted for over 80% of the increase in 2024 and, after several years of declines, advanced economies returned to growth.
