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Will the Global Economy Achieve GDP Growth of 3.0% or More in 2026?
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Peterson Institute for International Economics"Real global GDP growth is projected to slow from 3.3 percent in 2025 to 3.0 percent in 2026 before picking up to 3.1 percent in 2027."Apr 09, 2026
Moodys"Global real GDP growth will likely hover around 2.5% in 2026 and 2027, down from 2.6% this year and 2.8% in 2024."Nov 13, 2025
United Nations"Global economic growth, estimated at 2.8% for 2025, is forecast to decline slightly to 2.7% in 2026 before edging up to 2.9% in 2027 — remaining well below the pre-pandemic (2010–2019) average of 3.2%."Jan 15, 2026
World Bank"Global growth is projected to slow to 2.5% in 2026, with emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) facing the weakest per capita income growth since the pandemic."Jul 15, 2026
Mastercard"Global real gross domestic product growth is expected to reach 3.1% in 2026, a tick down from the currently estimated 3.2% in 2025."Jul 15, 2026
Swiss Re"Overall, we forecast global real GDP growth at 2.5% in 2026 and 2.7% in 2027, with CPI inflation around 4% in 2026 and interest rates likely to remain higher for longer."Jul 15, 2026
Atradius"Global GDP growth is forecast to moderate to 2.6% in 2026 and recover slightly to 2.8% in 2027."Dec 16, 2025
Fitch Ratings"Global growth in 2026 has been lowered by 0.2pp to 2.4%, primarily in response to higher oil prices."Jul 15, 2026
Goldman Sachs"Global GDP is projected by Goldman Sachs Research to increase 2.8% in 2026 (versus the consensus forecast of 2.5%)."Dec 19, 2025
OECD"Global GDP growth is projected to remain broadly stable at 2.9% in 2026 before edging up to 3.0% in 2027, sustained by robust technology-related investment and gradually lower effective tariff rates."Jul 15, 2026
Capital Economics"The global economy will grow by a solid yet unspectacular 3% in 2026-27, but the sources of growth are becoming increasingly unbalanced."Jun 30, 2026
IMF"Global growth is projected at 3.0% for 2026 and 3.4% for 2027, broadly unchanged cumulatively from the April 2026 World Economic Outlook."Jul 15, 2026
Allianz Trade"It is expected to reach +2.9% in 2026 and +2.8% in 2027, following a robust +3% in 2025."Jul 15, 2026
Allianz Research"As the Middle East conflict de-escalates – despite temporary flare-ups – we expect only a mild slowdown in global growth in 2026 to +2.5%, followed by a rebound to +2.9% in 2027, broadly in line with our previous baseline outlook."Jul 15, 2026
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