Top ten global economic risks 2016 | Statista

This statistic represents the rankings of global economic risks from a report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU). Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency represents the same risk to the global economy as jihadi terrorism, according to the EIU.

Top ten global economic risks 2016, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit

Characteristic	Risk rank
China experiences a hard landing	20
Russia's interventions in Ukraine and Syria precede a new "cold war"	16
Currency volatility culminates in an emerging markets corporate debt crisis	16
"Grexit" is followed by a euro zone break-up	15
Beset by external and internal pressures, the EU begins to fracture	15
The rising threat of jihadi terrorism destabilizes the global economy	12
Donal Trump wins the U.S. presidential election	12
The UK votes to leave the EU	8
Chinese expansionism prompts a clash of arms in the South China Sea	8
A collapse in investment in the oil sector prompts a future oil price shock	4

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March 2016

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2016

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Rankings are based on a 25 point scale of a qualititave assessment of the probability of an event happening and the impact it would have on the global economy.

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