Global cooperation is at a crossroads. While overall collaboration has flatlined, driven by heightened geopolitical tensions and instability, positive momentum in areas of climate and nature, innovation and technology, and health and wellness offer hope.

The Global Cooperation Barometer 2025 offers a comprehensive assessment of global collaboration broadly and across five pillars: trade and capital, innovation and technology, climate and natural capital, health and wellness, and peace and security. By analysing 41 indicators, the report identifies areas of progress and stagnation, highlighting the complexities of cooperation in a world marked by economic uncertainty, geopolitical divides and rapid technological advancements.

The findings underline the urgency of innovative, flexible approaches to partnership as leaders navigate a more disordered global landscape. Strengthening cooperation remains essential for addressing shared challenges and achieving sustainable growth and resilience.

This is the second edition of the Global Cooperation Barometer. The first edition is available here.

Report by the World Economic Forum