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Asia’s Fastest-Growing Economies: IMF 2026 Projections
Real GDP growth projected for 2026, %: the eighteen fastest in Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus in the October 2026 World Economic Outlook
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Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (open data, attribution required). Every bar is an IMF projection for 2026, not an outturn. Covers East, Southeast and South Asia, Central Asia and the Caucasus; the Middle East and the Pacific islands are left out, and the IMF publishes no projection for Afghanistan. India’s figure is for its fiscal year starting in April.
Where the IMF expects Asia’s economies to grow fastest this year, from its October 2026 World Economic Outlook. The list mixes large economies with small ones in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
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- Taiwan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Taiwan”latest 2025-12-31
- Kyrgyzstan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Kyrgyzstan”latest 2025-12-31
- Vietnam · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Vietnam”latest 2025-12-31
- Uzbekistan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Uzbekistan”latest 2025-12-31
- Tajikistan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Tajikistan”latest 2025-12-31
- Georgia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Georgia”latest 2025-12-31
- India · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “India”latest 2025-12-31
- Bhutan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Bhutan”latest 2025-12-31
- Mongolia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Mongolia”latest 2025-12-31
- Armenia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Armenia”latest 2025-12-31
- Malaysia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Malaysia”latest 2025-12-31
- Indonesia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Indonesia”latest 2025-12-31
- Singapore · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Singapore”latest 2025-12-31
- Laos · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Laos”latest 2025-12-31
- China · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “China”latest 2025-12-31
- Kazakhstan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Kazakhstan”latest 2025-12-31
- Timor-Leste · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Timor-Leste”latest 2025-12-31
- Sri Lanka · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projectionas “Sri Lanka”latest 2025-12-31
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Taiwan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Kyrgyzstan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Vietnam · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Uzbekistan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Tajikistan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Georgia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
India · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Bhutan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Mongolia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Armenia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Malaysia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Indonesia · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Singapore · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Laos · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
China · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Kazakhstan · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Timor-Leste · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Sri Lanka · Real GDP Growth, IMF Projection. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
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