Report highlights structural risk and readiness as key competitiveness measures.

Singapore ranked third in the Global Atlas of Risk and Readiness 2026 (GARR) report of Global Citizen Solutions, making it the only Asian economy in the top tier and recording the lowest structural risk score in the dataset.

The report evaluates 85 jurisdictions across two dimensions, namely structural risk, which measures exposure to macroeconomic, geopolitical, and institutional vulnerabilities, and readiness, which assesses long-term growth capacity through innovation, human capital, and institutional strength.

Singapore ranked 11th globally on readiness whilst leading the dataset on structural risk performance.

Europe dominated the upper tier of the rankings, accounting for seven of the top ten positions, with Switzerland and Germany ranked first and second respectively with Germany also leading the readiness dimension.

In Asia-Pacific, the report describes a dual-speed regional structure, with Singapore, Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea identified amongst the higher-performing economies based on combined risk and readiness scores.

Australia ranked 10th globally, New Zealand 16th, South Korea 17th, and Japan 22nd.

The United States ranked 24th overall, with high readiness scores offset by elevated structural risk.

China and India were cited as large-scale economies with strategic importance but higher structural risk relative to higher-ranked markets.

Lower-tier economies in the region included Vietnam, the Philippines, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia, which the report said recorded weaker readiness profiles.

Global Citizen Solutions said readiness is the key determinant of long-term competitiveness within its framework.