ICA surveyed 383 GRC practitioners across 87 countries and 30+ sectors to understand how the profession is responding to rising compliance costs, the adoption of AI, a shifting deregulatory climate, and the skills needed for the next five years.
This page summarises the full dataset; each section below explores one theme in depth, with the complete underlying data tables.
Key Statistics
- Only 9.6% of firms allocate more than 10% of their budget to GRC, and 41.8% don't know their firm's allocation at all.
- Just 1.6% of firms have ‘fully integrated’ AI into GRC processes; 32% haven't adopted AI for GRC purposes at all.
- 48.4% report that global deregulation moves have had ‘no impact at all’ on their firm to date.
- 28.8% rank relationship management as the single most important skill for future GRC professionals.
- 51.3% rank ‘advancements in AI and technology’ as the biggest driver of GRC change over the next five years.
Source: ICA Global GRC Survey 2025. Survey of 383 practitioners across 87 countries and 30+ sectors.
Methodology
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Respondents | 383 |
| Countries represented | 87 |
| Sectors represented | 30+ |
| Banking / financial services respondents | ~44% combined (25% banking, 19% broader financial services) |
| Seniority: senior manager / director level | 44% |
| Survey topics covered | Cost of compliance; AI and associated risks; impact of deregulation; the future of GRC |
