The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday published its World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, taking stock of the global economy’s health.
The table below shows GDP growth and global inflation forecasts in percentages, with the change from the July WEO update in parentheses:
| 2026 | 2027 | |||
| World | 3.1 (+0.1) | 3.4 (0.0) | ||
| Advanced economies | 2.1 (+0.4) | 1.8 (0.0) | ||
| United States | 2.3 (0.0) | 2.3 (+0.1) | ||
| Euro area | 1.1 (+0.2) | 1.2 (0.0) | ||
| Germany | 1.3 (+0.6) | 1.1 (+0.1) | ||
| France | 0.4 (-0.2) | 0.7 (-0.2) | ||
| Italy | 0.8 (+0.3) | 0.6 (+0.1) | ||
| Spain | 2.5 (+0.4) | 1.8 (0.0) | ||
| Japan | 0.7 (+0.1) | 0.7 (+0.0) | ||
| Britain | 1.3 (+0.3) | 1.2 (-0.1) | ||
| Canada | 1.1 (0.0) | 1.7 (0.0) | ||
| Emerging & developing economies | 3.7 (-0.1) | 4.4 (-0.1) | ||
| China | 4.5 (-0.1) | 4.0 (-0.1) | ||
| India | 7.0 (+0.6) | 7.0 (+0.3) | ||
| Russia | 0.9 (-0.2) | 0.9 (-0.2) | ||
| Latin America & Caribbean | 2.3 (-0.1) | 2.5 (-0.2) | ||
| Brazil | 2.2 (-0.2) | 1.9 (-0.3) | ||
| Mexico | 1.5 (+0.3) | 1.8 (-0.1) | ||
| Middle East & Central Asia | -0.3 (-1.0) | 6.3 (-0.2) | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.5 (+0.2) | 4.5 (0.0) | ||
| South Africa | 1.0 (-0.1) | 1.3 (0.0) | ||
| Global inflation rate | 4.7 (0.0) | 4.1 (+0.2) |
AFP
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