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How the IMF Revised This Year’s Growth Forecasts, by Country
Change in the real GDP growth forecast for the current year, newest World Economic Outlook against the one before, percentage points
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Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, the April and October editions (open data, attribution required). Each bar is the newest edition’s growth forecast for the current year minus the previous edition’s forecast for the same year: above zero the IMF raised it, below zero it cut it.
Where the IMF changed its mind about growth this year. Each bar compares the IMF’s newest forecast for this year’s growth with its forecast six months earlier.
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- United States · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “United States”latest 2026-10-01
- China · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “China”latest 2026-10-01
- Japan · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Japan”latest 2026-10-01
- Germany · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Germany”latest 2026-10-01
- India · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “India”latest 2026-10-01
- United Kingdom · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “United Kingdom”latest 2026-10-01
- France · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “France”latest 2026-10-01
- Italy · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Italy”latest 2026-10-01
- Brazil · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Brazil”latest 2026-10-01
- Canada · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Canada”latest 2026-10-01
- Russia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Russia”latest 2026-10-01
- South Korea · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “South Korea”latest 2026-10-01
- Mexico · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Mexico”latest 2026-10-01
- Australia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Australia”latest 2026-10-01
- Spain · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Spain”latest 2026-10-01
- Indonesia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Indonesia”latest 2026-10-01
- Türkiye · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Türkiye”latest 2026-10-01
- Saudi Arabia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Saudi Arabia”latest 2026-10-01
- Netherlands · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Netherlands”latest 2026-10-01
- Switzerland · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Switzerland”latest 2026-10-01
- Poland · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Poland”latest 2026-10-01
- Sweden · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Sweden”latest 2026-10-01
- Belgium · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Belgium”latest 2026-10-01
- Argentina · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Argentina”latest 2026-10-01
- Ireland · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Ireland”latest 2026-10-01
- Austria · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Austria”latest 2026-10-01
- Norway · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Norway”latest 2026-10-01
- Israel · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Israel”latest 2026-10-01
- United Arab Emirates · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “United Arab Emirates”latest 2026-10-01
- Singapore · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Singapore”latest 2026-10-01
- Thailand · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Thailand”latest 2026-10-01
- Malaysia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Malaysia”latest 2026-10-01
- Philippines · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Philippines”latest 2026-10-01
- Vietnam · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Vietnam”latest 2026-10-01
- South Africa · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “South Africa”latest 2026-10-01
- Egypt · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Egypt”latest 2026-10-01
- Nigeria · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Nigeria”latest 2026-10-01
- Colombia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Colombia”latest 2026-10-01
- Chile · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Chile”latest 2026-10-01
- Peru · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “Peru”latest 2026-10-01
- World · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Yearas “World”latest 2026-10-01
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United States · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
China · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Japan · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Germany · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
India · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
United Kingdom · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
France · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Italy · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Brazil · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Canada · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Russia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
South Korea · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Mexico · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Australia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Spain · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Indonesia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Türkiye · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Saudi Arabia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Netherlands · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Switzerland · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Poland · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Sweden · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Belgium · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Argentina · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Ireland · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Austria · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Norway · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Israel · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
United Arab Emirates · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Singapore · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Thailand · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Malaysia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Philippines · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Vietnam · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
South Africa · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Egypt · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Nigeria · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Colombia · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Chile · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Peru · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
World · IMF Real GDP Growth Forecast Revision, Current Year. Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Transformation by Palanor: the difference between two published IMF forecasts for the same year, one edition minus the edition before; the IMF does not publish this difference itself. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Charts are drawn from Palanor's signal library and recomputed from source data on every view. Transformations (changes, indexing, year-on-year rates) are Palanor's.