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TA BLE B .1:
Percent of respondents who think a risk will increase in 2020
compared to 2019.

Economic confrontations between major powers 78.5% Foreign interference in domestic politics 60.5%

Domestic political polarization 78.4% Civil unrest (including strikes and riots) 60.2%

Extreme heat waves 77.1% Hostility against minorities 57.5%

Destruction of natural ecosystems 76.2% Loss of confidence in collective security alliances 57.4%

Cyberattacks: disruption of operations 76.1% Criminal use of cryptocurrencies 56.3%
and infrastructure

Protectionism regarding trade and investment 76.0% Involuntary climate-related migration 53.8%

Erosion of global policy coordination on
Populist and nativist agendas 75.7% 53.0%
climate change

Cyberattacks: theft of data/money 75.0% High levels of crisis-driven or economic migration 53.0%

Recession in a major economy 72.8% Job losses due to technology 47.3%

Uncontrolled fires 70.7% Corrupt leadership 46.6%

Water crises 69.3% Debt defaults (public or private) 44.7%

Loss of privacy (to companies) 69.1% Military actions short of war 44.3%

Loss of trust in media/information sources 68.4% Erosion of global supply chains 43.7%

Loss of privacy (to governments) 67.4% High levels of youth unemployment 42.9%

Human health impacted by air, plastic and
water pollution 67.1% Ineffective monetary stimuli 42.8%

Public anger against elites 66.3% Market collapse of stock or other assets 40.9%

Protectionism against foreign workers 65.7% Currency crises 40.6%

Inequality (within countries) 65.0% Deep or widespread poverty 36.5%

Personal identity theft 63.8% State-on-state military conflict 27.3%

Authoritarian leadership 62.9% Terrorist attacks 23.1%

Economic Environmental Geopolitical Societal Technological

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