World Bank Expects 2026 Global GDP Growth at 2.6%

2026-01-14 00:41 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

The global economy is proving more resilient than expected, with 2026 GDP growth forecast to improve slightly from last June’s projection to 2.6%, despite easing from a 2.7% expansion in 2025, before edging back to 2.7% in 2027, according to the World Bank’s semi-annual Global Economic Prospects report released on Tuesday.

The 2026 GDP forecast is up two-tenths of a percentage point from the previous estimate in June, while 2025 growth will exceed the prior forecast by four-tenths of a percentage point.

The World Bank said about two-thirds of the upward revision reflects better-than-expected growth in the US despite tariff-driven trade disruptions.

It predicts US GDP growth will reach 2.2% in 2026, compared with 2.1% in 2025, up two-tenths and half a percentage point from the June forecasts, respectively.

However, the agency warned that growth is too concentrated in advanced economies and overall too weak to reduce extreme poverty.



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