A report by the World Economic Forum's Chief Economists Community on the global economy in September 2024. It covers growth, inflation, policy, debt, and a new growth agenda.
The World Economic Forum's report identifies the most pressing challenges and risks for the world in 2024 and beyond. It warns of a stormy and unpredictable future, with misinformation and disinformation, climate-related threats, and geopolitical instability as the top concerns.
The report explores the most severe risks we may face over the next decade, such as rapid technological change, economic uncertainty, a warming planet and conflict. It also provides data, insights and recommendations on how to build resilience and cooperation in an era of risk turbulence.
The GCI 5.0 is a revised index that measures the competitiveness of national economies based on four pillars: enabling environment, human capital, markets and innovation. It introduces new dimensions on environment, social protection, equity and inclusion, and technological readiness.
The global economy is expected to remain uncertain and slow in 2024, with geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions and generative AI as key challenges and opportunities. The World Economic Forum's Chief Economists Outlook survey reveals the views of leading economists on the state of the economy and the agenda for Davos 2024.
The World Economic Forum's Agenda reports on the latest nature and climate news, including the record-breaking heatwave in 2024. Read about the impacts of plastic pollution, wildfires, droughts and more.
The 54th Annual Meeting of The World Economic Forum will take place at Davos-Klosters from 15th to 19th January 2024.
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month. From ‘zombie computers’ to ransomware and the US election, here are 10 things to know about cybercrime and cybersecurity in 2024.
The report benchmarks gender gaps across four dimensions: economic opportunities, education, health and political leadership. It covers 146 economies and shows the global gap score at 68.5% closed, with Iceland as the top performer.
Half the world's population is voting in elections in 2024, amid risks of misinformation, polarization and low turnout. See five charts that show the state of global democracy and the threats to its integrity and resilience.