Pressure snapshot

Where pressure travels

Measured country stress, followed to the shipping lanes, mines, export flows and local markets it reaches.

Mapped points38Public snapshot
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Map of pressure points

Interactive map; the public readings are listed below.

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Ranked by score

Highest pressure now

All points
equity

Mexico: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 79.0 high · pressure on local assets

Mexico

armed conflict activity · protest activity

equity

Indonesia: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 77.4 high · pressure on local assets

Indonesia

armed conflict activity · information disruption

chokepoint

Strait of Hormuz: energy transit

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a shipping lane.

Point score: 71.2 high · upward pressure

Iran

armed conflict activity · information disruption

equity

Brazil: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 65.0 high · pressure on local assets

Brazil

armed conflict activity

equity

South Africa: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 54.8 high · pressure on local assets

South Africa

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

equity

India: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 54.8 high · pressure on local assets

India

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

The chain

How pressure travels

01

Country stress

It starts with stress measured in a country.

02

Route or material

Stress meets a supply link or a narrow route.

03

Importers and households

Importers and households bear the disruption through availability and transport costs.

04

Substitution

Past disruptions such as the 2021 Suez blockage prompted rerouting and substitution.

Readings

Six stories from the snapshot

Every point

All points

Level
Type
equity

Mexico: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 79.0 high · pressure on local assets

Mexico

armed conflict activity · protest activity

equity

Indonesia: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 77.4 high · pressure on local assets

Indonesia

armed conflict activity · information disruption

chokepoint

Strait of Hormuz: energy transit

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a shipping lane.

Point score: 71.2 high · upward pressure

Iran

armed conflict activity · information disruption

equity

Brazil: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 65.0 high · pressure on local assets

Brazil

armed conflict activity

equity

South Africa: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 54.8 high · pressure on local assets

South Africa

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

equity

India: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 54.8 high · pressure on local assets

India

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

supply

Palm Oil

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 46.4 high · upward pressure

Indonesia

armed conflict activity · information disruption

supply

Nickel: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 39.8 elevated · upward pressure

Indonesia · Russia

armed conflict activity · information disruption · protest activity

supply

Platinum: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 38.4 elevated · upward pressure

South Africa

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

demand

Soybeans: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an import demand link.

Point score: 32.4 elevated · softer demand pressure

Brazil · China

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure · information disruption

supply

Sunflower oil: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 30.0 elevated · upward pressure

Ukraine

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

supply

Sugar: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 29.2 elevated · upward pressure

Brazil

armed conflict activity

supply

Rice: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 28.6 elevated · upward pressure

India · Pakistan

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure · information disruption

supply

Palladium: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 23.7 elevated · upward pressure

South Africa · Russia

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure · information disruption · protest activity

supply

Coffee: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 23.6 elevated · upward pressure

Brazil · Ethiopia

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

supply

Coal

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 23.2 elevated · upward pressure

Indonesia

armed conflict activity · information disruption

equity

Israel: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 20.6 elevated · pressure on local assets

Israel

armed conflict activity · protest activity

supply

Silver: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 19.0 elevated · upward pressure

Mexico

armed conflict activity · protest activity

equity

Turkey: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 13.7 low · pressure on local assets

Turkey

armed conflict activity · information disruption

supply

Corn: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 13.0 low · upward pressure

Ukraine

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure

supply

Iron ore: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 13.0 low · upward pressure

Brazil

armed conflict activity

supply

Crude oil: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 11.5 low · upward pressure

Iran · India · China · Mexico · Nigeria · Russia · Venezuela

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure · information disruption · protest activity

supply

Wheat: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 11.2 low · upward pressure

Ukraine · Russia

armed conflict activity · humanitarian pressure · information disruption · protest activity

chokepoint

Chokepoint Bosphorus

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a shipping lane.

Point score: 10.9 low · upward pressure

Turkey

armed conflict activity · information disruption

equity

China: local market stress

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to a local market.

Point score: 10.7 low · pressure on local assets

China

humanitarian pressure · information disruption

supply

Cobalt: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 8.6 low · upward pressure

DR Congo

humanitarian pressure

supply

Rare Earths: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 7.5 low · upward pressure

China

humanitarian pressure · information disruption

supply

Urea and ammonia: production capacity

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 7.1 low · upward pressure

Iran

armed conflict activity · information disruption

demand

Copper: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an import demand link.

Point score: 7.1 low · softer demand pressure

China · DR Congo

humanitarian pressure · information disruption

supply

Liquefied natural gas: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 5.3 low · upward pressure

Nigeria

armed conflict activity · information disruption

supply

Cocoa: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 5.3 low · upward pressure

Nigeria

armed conflict activity · information disruption

supply

Uranium: enrichment capacity

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 4.5 low · upward pressure

Russia

information disruption · protest activity

supply

Cotton: export supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 4.2 low · upward pressure

Pakistan

armed conflict activity · information disruption

demand

Semiconductors: manufacturing capacity

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an import demand link.

Point score: 3.2 low · softer demand pressure

China

humanitarian pressure · information disruption

supply

European gas: supply routing

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 1.7 low · upward pressure

Russia

information disruption · protest activity

supply

Potash and urea: production capacity

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 1.7 low · upward pressure

Russia

information disruption · protest activity

supply

Potash: production capacity

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 1.0 low · upward pressure

Israel

armed conflict activity · protest activity

supply

Gold: mine supply

Point snapshot:

Country stress mapped to an export supply link.

Point score: 0.6 low · upward pressure

Mali · Burkina Faso · Sudan

humanitarian pressure · information disruption

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