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SADC MEMBERS STATES: RISKS AND RISK RATINGS
The WEF 2024 Risk Report highlights the top prevalent risks in the evaluated SADC states as economic
downturn, unemployment, inflation, and, to a lesser extent, public debt, based on an executive opinion survey
of national risk perceptions:

SADC country risk assessments adopted from Coface and Global Edge reflect as follows (with red indicating
threats and weaknesses, yellow indicating potential opportunities, and green indicating strengths and
opportunities):

Sources: Global Edge – Michigan State University (2024); Coface (2024).