Global View

Insight is a powerful thing. That’s why each year we survey 3,500 senior executives worldwide to understand how they perceive risk - and how prepared they feel to face it.

This report focuses on four key areas of geopolitical and economic uncertainty: political instability, war and terrorism, economic volatility, and inflation.

This year’s findings reveal shifting risk profiles and rising resilience, with notable differences across regions, industries, and company sizes. From growing confidence in political stability to persistent concerns around economic uncertainty, the data paints a nuanced picture of how leaders are navigating today's complex, and uncertain global landscape. Explore the data to find out more.

United States
Canada
Europe
Asia Pacific
Sector Spotlight
Small vs. Large - What Changes?

United States

Data from 500 US-based executives surveyed in our 2024 and 2025 Risk & Resilience surveys. The 2025 research was conducted between January 6–20. The January 2026 figures are projections based on the January 2025 survey. Note: Risk percentages reflect executives’ top geopolitical and economic concerns. Resilience figures combine “very” and “moderately” prepared responses.

Canada

Data from 500 Canada-based executives surveyed in our 2024 and 2025 Risk & Resilience surveys. The 2025 research was conducted between January 6–20. The January 2026 figures are projections based on the January 2025 survey. Note: Risk percentages reflect executives’ top geopolitical and economic concerns. Resilience figures combine “very” and “moderately” prepared responses.

Europe

Data from 2,000 European-based executives (UK, France, Germany and Spain) surveyed in our 2024 and 2025 Risk & Resilience surveys. The 2025 research was conducted between January 6–20.6. The January 2026 figures are projections based on the January 2025 survey. Note: Risk percentages reflect executives’ top geopolitical and economic concerns. Resilience figures combine “very” and “moderately” prepared responses.

Asia Pacific

Data from 500 Singapore-based executives surveyed in our 2024 and 2025 Risk & Resilience surveys. The 2025 research was conducted between January 6–20. The January 2026 figures are projections based on the January 2025 survey. Note: Risk percentages reflect executives’ top geopolitical and economic concerns. Resilience figures combine “very” and “moderately” prepared responses.

Sector Spotlight

C-suite executives across seven countries and nine broad industry sectors gave us their views on key geopolitical and economic risks. Below we map risk their concern and their perception of preparedness by industry.

Explore how global small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and large firms perceive and respond to key business risks. The charts illustrate shifts in concern and resilience across four major risk categories between January 2025 and January 2026. Notable differences emerge in how each group prioritises these risks and adapts to them, offering insight into the evolving risk landscape and strategic preparedness across business sizes.

Data from 3,500 global executives surveyed in our Risk & Resilience survey conducted between January 6–20 2025. January 2026 figures are projections based on the January 2025 survey. Note: Risk percentages reflect executives’ top geopolitical and economic concerns. Resilience figures combine “very” and “moderately” prepared responses. SME firms are those with annual revenue between 250,000 to 99.99m, large are those with an annual revenue of 100m+.

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