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IMF 2026 Growth Forecasts by Region
Real GDP growth forecast for 2026, newest World Economic Outlook, %
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Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, newest edition. Regional aggregates weight countries by GDP at purchasing-power parity.
Where the IMF expects the world's growth to come from this year, region by region.
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- World · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “World”latest 2026-10-01
- Advanced Economies · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Advanced economies”latest 2026-10-01
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Emerging and developing”latest 2026-10-01
- Emerging and Developing Asia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Emerging and developing Asia”latest 2026-10-01
- ASEAN-5 · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “ASEAN-5”latest 2026-10-01
- Sub-Saharan Africa · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Sub-Saharan Africa”latest 2026-10-01
- Middle East and Central Asia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Middle East and Central Asia”latest 2026-10-01
- Latin America and the Caribbean · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Latin America and the Caribbean”latest 2026-10-01
- Emerging and Developing Europe · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Emerging and developing Europe”latest 2026-10-01
- Euro Area · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “Euro area”latest 2026-10-01
- G7 · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026as “G7”latest 2026-10-01
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World · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Advanced Economies · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Emerging Market and Developing Economies · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Emerging and Developing Asia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
ASEAN-5 · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Sub-Saharan Africa · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Middle East and Central Asia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Latin America and the Caribbean · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Emerging and Developing Europe · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
Euro Area · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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.
G7 · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast for 2026. 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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