Risk Assessment

Country-level economic risk scores and factors

Data Year: 2024

Critical Risk

0

countries

High Risk

4

countries

Moderate Risk

12

countries

Low Risk

67

countries

Minimal Risk

0

countries

Countries by Risk Score

Rank Country Risk Score Risk Level Key Risk Factors
1 🇨🇩

DR Congo

Africa

53
High
GDP Decline High Poverty
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2 🇰🇵

North Korea

Asia

53
High
High Poverty Corruption
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3 🇦🇫

Afghanistan

Asia

53
High
High Poverty Corruption
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4 🇿🇦

South Africa

Africa

50
High
High Unemployment High Debt
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5 🇦🇷

Argentina

Americas

43
Moderate
High Inflation High Debt
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6 🇾🇪

Yemen

Asia

43
Moderate
High Poverty Corruption
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7 🇳🇵

Nepal

Asia

43
Moderate
High Poverty Corruption
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8 🇻🇳

Vietnam

Asia

36
Moderate
Corruption
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9 🇪🇹

Ethiopia

Africa

36
Moderate
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10 🇩🇿

Algeria

Africa

36
Moderate
Corruption
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11 🇲🇲

Myanmar

Asia

36
Moderate
Corruption
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12 🇹🇷

Turkey

Asia

35
Moderate
High Inflation High Debt
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13 🇻🇪

Venezuela

Americas

35
Moderate
High Inflation High Debt
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14 🇷🇺

Russia

Europe

33
Moderate
High Debt
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15 🇸🇾

Syria

Asia

33
Moderate
High Poverty
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16 🇬🇷

Greece

Europe

30
Moderate
High Unemployment High Debt
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17 🇲🇦

Morocco

Africa

28
Low
Corruption
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18 🇮🇩

Indonesia

Asia

26
Low
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19 🇺🇦

Ukraine

Europe

26
Low
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20 🇧🇩

Bangladesh

Asia

26
Low
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21 🇮🇷

Iran

Asia

26
Low
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22 🇳🇬

Nigeria

Africa

26
Low
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23 🇰🇪

Kenya

Africa

26
Low
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24 🇬🇭

Ghana

Africa

26
Low
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25 🇱🇰

Sri Lanka

Asia

26
Low
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26 🇰🇭

Cambodia

Asia

26
Low
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27 🇱🇦

Laos

Asia

26
Low
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28 🇺🇸

United States

Americas

25
Low
High Debt
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29 🇬🇧

United Kingdom

Europe

25
Low
High Debt
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30 🇧🇷

Brazil

Americas

25
Low
High Debt
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31 🇨🇦

Canada

Americas

25
Low
High Debt
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32 🇰🇷

South Korea

Asia

25
Low
High Debt
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33 🇨🇭

Switzerland

Europe

25
Low
High Debt
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34 🇧🇪

Belgium

Europe

25
Low
High Debt
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35 🇨🇿

Czech Republic

Europe

25
Low
High Debt
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36 🇷🇴

Romania

Europe

25
Low
High Debt
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37 🇭🇺

Hungary

Europe

25
Low
High Debt
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38 🇹🇭

Thailand

Asia

25
Low
High Debt
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39 🇰🇼

Kuwait

Asia

25
Low
High Debt
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40 🇪🇨

Ecuador

Americas

25
Low
High Debt
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41 🇨🇺

Cuba

Americas

25
Low
High Debt
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42 🇮🇶

Iraq

Asia

25
Low
High Debt
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43 🇯🇴

Jordan

Asia

25
Low
High Debt
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44 🇧🇭

Bahrain

Asia

25
Low
High Debt
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45 🇲🇽

Mexico

Americas

23
Low
High Debt
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46 🇪🇸

Spain

Europe

23
Low
High Debt
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47 🇮🇳

India

Asia

18
Low
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48 🇵🇭

Philippines

Asia

18
Low
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49 🇵🇰

Pakistan

Asia

18
Low
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50 🇪🇬

Egypt

Africa

18
Low
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Risk Scoring Methodology

GDP Decline

Negative GDP growth: +20 points

High Inflation

Inflation >10%: +20 points

High Unemployment

Unemployment >15%: +15 points

High Debt

Debt/GDP >100%: +15 points

High Poverty

Poverty >40%: +15 points

Corruption

CPI <30: +10 points