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IMF raises 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%
The International Monetary Fund has slightly raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2026 to 3.1%.
That is an increase of 0.1 percentage point from its previous forecast.
The IMF said the global economy has shown resilience despite high energy costs and other shocks.
Its World Economic Outlook report kept the 2027 global growth forecast at 3.4%.
For the United States, the IMF left its 2026 growth forecast unchanged.
It raised the U.S. forecast for 2027 to 2.3%.
The new figures update the IMF’s outlook for the global economy.
The International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for global economic growth in 2026 by 0.1 percentage point to 3.1%.
The IMF cited resilience in the face of high energy costs and other shocks.
It left its forecast for global growth in 2027 unchanged at 3.4%.
The Fund kept its 2026 growth forecast for the United States unchanged and raised its 2027 projection to 2.3%.
- Who
- The International Monetary Fund.
- What
- It raised its 2026 global growth forecast to 3.1%.
- When
- Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The IMF cited resilience in the face of high energy costs and other shocks.
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- 2026 global growth forecast
- 3.1%
- Change to 2026 forecast
- Up 0.1 percentage point
- 2027 global growth forecast
- 3.4%, unchanged
- U.S. 2027 growth projection
- 2.3%
- Publication date
- October 13, 2026
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