Trade & Investment

Pharmaceutical input concentration

Active pharmaceutical ingredients and chemical intermediates are produced in a few countries, leaving national health systems with limited purchasing options when exporters restrict supply or a qualified plant fails inspection.

Attention Share over time

GINC's attention score, worldwide and in each region: 100 is this trend's own three-year average in each place, as an 8-week average.

Regional Attention

By region

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each region, and its rank there.

0.17%

140

0.10%

156

0.10%

190

0.09%

206

0.05%

230

0.05%

185

0.03%

183

0.03%

154

0.03%

209

0.02%

221

0.01%

233

By country

This trend’s share of all the attention the 250 trends draw in each country, and its rank there: the 12 highest of 49.

0.25%

100

0.24%

117

0.14%

94

0.14%

126

0.13%

160

0.11%

163

0.11%

191

0.10%

116

0.08%

131

0.08%

121

0.07%

203

0.06%

145

The ten trends most like this one: each one's share of attention over the period chosen, largest first, and over three years.

Scenario Relevance

A trend is relevant to a GINC Scenario where it changes how likely the scenario is, how hard it lands, or is itself sharply changed by it. Each trend is graded against every scenario on a seven-point scale from Nil to Critical.

Downside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S01
Critical trade divides into rival blocs
Economic and trade
Very high
S10
A novel respiratory pathogen exceeds health surge capacity
Health
Very high
S03
A regional war closes a globally important sea route
Geopolitical and security
Very low
S07
A major disaster disables the national economic core
Energy, climate and resources
Very low
S02
A global funding seizure reaches sovereign balance sheets
Economic and trade
Nil
S04
Hybrid coercion ends in an infrastructure blackout
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S05
A disputed transfer of power breaks effective government
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S06
Two breadbasket failures trigger a food availability crisis
Energy, climate and resources
Nil
S08
An AI deployment step causes abrupt labour displacement
Technology and infrastructure
Nil
S09
A cryptographic breakthrough invalidates digital trust
Technology and infrastructure
Nil

Upside scenarios

ScenarioRelevance
S19
Affordable preventive treatments reduce chronic illness
Health
Moderate
S20
A live outbreak proves rapid distributed pandemic defence
Health
Moderate
S12
A cross-regional market access compact redirects investment
Economic and trade
Low
S13
A great-power agreement lowers economic security barriers
Geopolitical and security
Low
S17
AI-directed research produces a reproducible discovery step
Technology and infrastructure
Low
S11
A creditor agreement releases fiscal capacity
Economic and trade
Nil
S14
A verified Middle East settlement restores access
Geopolitical and security
Nil
S15
Cheap firm clean power becomes available at scale
Energy, climate and resources
Nil
S16
A validated farming package raises water-efficient output
Energy, climate and resources
Nil
S18
A public service platform reaches inclusive operation
Technology and infrastructure
Nil