Top and Bottom 10 Countries in the Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index 2025
The Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index 2025, released by Henley & Partners in collaboration with AlphaGeo, offers a comprehensive assessment of how countries perform in an era marked by geopolitical uncertainty, economic volatility, technological disruption, and climate risks. The index evaluates not only a country’s exposure to investment risks but also its capacity to adapt, recover, and remain resilient.
For investors, policymakers, and competitive exam aspirants, this index is highly relevant as it reflects global economic stability, governance quality, and long-term investment potential.
The index measures countries based on two core dimensions:
Total Risk Score (Lower is Better):
Includes political, economic, legal, regulatory, and climate-related risks.
Total Resilience Score (Higher is Better):
Assesses innovation capacity, governance strength, institutional quality, and social stability.
A higher overall score indicates a safer and more resilient investment destination.
The 2025 rankings are dominated by European and Nordic countries, known for strong institutions, innovation-driven economies, and stable governance.
Resilience: 85.94 | Risk: 9.10
World’s most resilient country for investors
Strengths: Innovation, governance, social stability
Resilience: 81.29 | Risk: 11.11
Strong welfare systems and robust institutions
Resilience: 79.83 | Risk: 12.76
Resource wealth combined with strong governance
Resilience: 81.84 | Risk: 15.10
Only Asian country in the top 10
Lowest legal and regulatory risk globally
Resilience: 83.14 | Risk: 16.79
Resilience: 77.03 | Risk: 10.97
Resilience: 76.77 | Risk: 12.49
Resilience: 77.33 | Risk: 15.76
Resilience: 78.08 | Risk: 16.65
Resilience: 74.40 | Risk: 14.72
High-Risk, Low-Resilience Economies
Countries at the bottom face political instability, weak institutions, economic stress, and regulatory uncertainty, making them highly vulnerable to shocks.
Risk: 62.96 | Resilience: 43.96
Risk: 52.81 | Resilience: 33.48
Risk: 61.16 | Resilience: 40.95
Risk: 54.61 | Resilience: 32.47
Risk: 54.55 | Resilience: 29.96
Risk: 62.27 | Resilience: 34.05
Risk: 67.54 | Resilience: 35.66
Risk: 70.70 | Resilience: 34.37
Risk: 72.93 | Resilience: 30.79
Risk: 76.82 | Resilience: 9.94
Key Challenges for India
Despite strong growth potential, these challenges affect India’s attractiveness as a low-risk investment destination.
United States: Ranked 24th, supported by strong institutions and adaptive capacity
China: Ranked 37th, balancing moderate risk with strong innovation and investment capacity
Q. With reference to the Global Investment Risk and Resilience Index 2025, consider the following statements:
The index is jointly released by Henley & Partners and AlphaGeo.
Switzerland ranked first due to its low investment risk and high resilience score.
Singapore is the only Asian country featured among the top 10 most resilient countries.
India is ranked among the top 50 countries owing to its strong institutional resilience.
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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