The world economy is in permanent change, influencing and increasing economic risk. After slow growth in 2016, economic activity in 2017 and 2018 is expected to accelerate slowly, particularly in the emerging and developing countries. However, forecasts are associated with a wide spread of possible outcomes due to uncertainty about the new economic policy of the US and its global implications. The assumptions underlying the forecast must be listed in the „World Economic Outlook” in 2017, when there will be greater clarity regarding the US economic policy and its consequences for the global economy. Tensions and divisions of EU, BREXIT and other issues affecting the socio-economic situation in the EU, with consequences for the world. The purpose of research is to study the current state of the world economy, predicting economic prospects and possible risks to your children.