Trend · rank 20 of 250

Illicit finance & beneficial ownership

Complex ownership structures and cross-border flows continue to conceal money laundering, corruption proceeds and sanctions evasion, making enforcement depend on verified ownership registers, capable supervisors and cooperation between authorities.

Governance & IntegrityState capacity & governancedebt financeinstitutionsdata governance

Second pass: Carried forward from the first pass unchanged. Held by all three panel models.

Sensitivity and network position

Rank
20of 250
Sensitivity
19.2rank 27
Breadth
0of 20 scenarios High or above
PageRank
63.8rank 16
Eigenvector
57.6
Betweenness
19.0
Links
22trends at Moderate similarity or above
Composite
43.3

Attention over three years

How much this trend is read about on Wikipedia and searched for on Google, week by week, set against the typical trend in the list so that what moves every trend at once is taken out. 100 is this trend's own three-year average. The score measures public attention, which is not the same as the strength of the force: a trend can deepen unnoticed, and a news event can lift attention for a fortnight.

Now
90
Over a year
−3%Steady
Over three years
−26%
Peak
16322 Dec 2024
Sources
Bothagreement 0.73
Coverage
24languages · 69 nations

Trailing 4-week average. 100 is this trend’s three-year average.

By language

Wikipedia reading in each language edition where the trend’s pages are read enough to measure (24 of 28). Share is of all the readers counted.

LanguageShareNowOver a yearThree years
English43%96−3%
Spanish8%95−12%
Persian7%88+2%
Russian7%93−5%
Japanese6%68−12%
German5%95−2%
French5%89−20%
Chinese4%85−12%
Arabic3%87−19%
Portuguese2%83−21%
Turkish2%67+0%
Italian2%102−5%
Polish2%76−18%
Indonesian1%113+1%
Vietnamese1%98−8%
Ukrainian1%107+2%
Dutch1%95−24%
Hebrew0%115+1%
Korean0%101+10%
Hindi0%145+17%
Swedish0%84−43%
Urdu0%47−64%
Malay0%120+17%
Afrikaans0%39−15%

By country

Google search interest over the three years, as a share of each country’s searching. 100 is the nation where interest is highest. The search terms are English, which favours countries that search in English.

Malta

Guyana

Mauritius

Luxembourg

Singapore

Jamaica

Zimbabwe

South Africa

United Arab Emirates

Ireland

Zambia

Nigeria

100

94

85

46

42

39

34

25

25

23

21

20

The 12 highest of 69 nations with a reading.

By region and G20 member

Attention to this trend inside each place, from Google searches made in its countries and Wikipedia reading in the languages mostly read there, averaged where both exist. Each line compares the trend with its own past in that place; the lines do not compare places.

Regions

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
North AmericaGoogle in 2 countries + Wikipedia in English93+22%−1%−8%
EuropeGoogle in 9 countries + Wikipedia in German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish90+8%−17%−9%
Indo-PacificGoogle in 11 countries + Wikipedia in Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Malay93+13%−7%−3%
South AsiaGoogle in 3 countries + Wikipedia in Hindi, Urdu97+27%−17%−2%
Gulf and Middle EastGoogle in 4 countries + Wikipedia in Persian, Arabic, Turkish, Hebrew93+13%+1%−47%
AfricaGoogle in 4 countries + Wikipedia in Afrikaans76+31%+4%−52%
Latin America and CaribbeanGoogle in 6 countries + Wikipedia in Spanish, Portuguese102+8%−7%+6%
Russia and EurasiaGoogle in 1 country + Wikipedia in Russian, Ukrainian96−4%+10%−3%

G20 members

PlaceRead fromNow90 days1 year3 yearsThree years
ArgentinaGoogle99+25%+2%−15%
AustraliaGoogle114+21%+21%−8%
BrazilGoogle + Wikipedia in Portuguese99+3%−6%−1%
CanadaGoogle102+49%−3%+8%
FranceGoogle + Wikipedia in French96−1%−16%+4%
GermanyGoogle + Wikipedia in German91+27%−10%−12%
IndiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Hindi113+29%−1%+4%
IndonesiaGoogle + Wikipedia in Indonesian102+22%−4%+19%
ItalyGoogle + Wikipedia in Italian90+13%−16%−17%
JapanGoogle + Wikipedia in Japanese85−3%−2%+2%
South KoreaGoogle + Wikipedia in Korean99+17%+28%−11%
MexicoGoogle127+60%−13%+35%
RussiaWikipedia in Russian93+14%−5%−7%
Saudi ArabiaGoogle149+2%+38%+62%
South AfricaGoogle81+28%−28%+5%
TürkiyeGoogle + Wikipedia in Turkish67+11%−10%−80%
United KingdomGoogle75+14%−35%−39%
United StatesGoogle + Wikipedia in English91+20%+0%−12%

Relation to each scenario

A trend relates to a scenario when it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each score is the median of three scores given separately by the members of the model panel.

RelationScenarioFamily
3 · ModerateA global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets S02Economic and trade
3 · ModerateA creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity S11 ↗Economic and trade
3 · ModerateA verified Middle East settlement restores access S14 ↗Geopolitical and security
2 · LowCritical trade divides into rival blocs S01Economic and trade
2 · LowA great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers S13 ↗Geopolitical and security
2 · LowA public service platform reaches inclusive operation S18 ↗Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowA regional war closes a globally important sea route S03Geopolitical and security
1 · Very lowA disputed transfer of power breaks effective government S05Geopolitical and security
1 · Very lowA major disaster disables the national economic core S07Energy, climate and resources
1 · Very lowA cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust S09Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowA novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity S10Health
1 · Very lowA cross-regional market access compact redirects investment S12 ↗Economic and trade
1 · Very lowAI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step S17 ↗Technology and infrastructure
1 · Very lowA live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence S20 ↗Health
0 · Not relatedHybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout S04Geopolitical and security
0 · Not relatedTwo breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis S06Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAn AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement S08Technology and infrastructure
0 · Not relatedCheap firm clean power becomes available at scale S15 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedA validated farming package raises water-efficient output S16 ↗Energy, climate and resources
0 · Not relatedAffordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness S19 ↗Health

Similarity = 0.3 × shared tags (Jaccard) + 0.3 × likeness of scenario profiles (cosine) + 0.3 × likeness of names and descriptions (TF-IDF cosine) + 0.1 if in the same capability domain, cut into seven levels at 0.12, 0.22, 0.33, 0.45, 0.58, 0.72. Shown at Moderate and above.

SimilarityTrendThemeRank
4 · HighFiscal rules & budget credibilityState capacity & governance17
4 · HighOfficial statistics & data capacityState capacity & governance21
3 · ModerateState capacity & deliveryState capacity & governance1
3 · ModerateCivil service capability & payState capacity & governance2
3 · ModerateRule of law & judicial independenceState capacity & governance3
3 · ModerateExecutive overreach & emergency powersState capacity & governance4
3 · ModerateCorruption & state captureState capacity & governance5
3 · ModeratePublic procurement capabilityState capacity & governance6
3 · ModerateRegulatory capture & lobbying powerState capacity & governance8
3 · ModerateSovereign debt & interest burdenMoney & debt12
3 · ModeratePolarisation & populismState capacity & governance15
3 · ModerateOutsourcing & public-private deliveryState capacity & governance27
3 · ModerateDigital public infrastructureState capacity & governance31
3 · ModerateAdaptive regulationState capacity & governance33
3 · ModerateData protection & digital rightsState capacity & governance44
3 · ModerateDomestic capital market deepeningMoney & debt55
3 · ModerateDevelopment finance as influenceDiplomacy & influence63
3 · ModerateCentral bank independence under pressureState capacity & governance64
3 · ModeratePublic-sector AI adoptionState capacity & governance75
3 · ModerateNon-bank finance growthMoney & debt82
3 · ModerateSovereign creditor fragmentationMoney & debt88
3 · ModerateOrganised crime & illicit economiesConflict & security182