The International Monetary Fund again edged its 2026 global growth forecast higher Monday as businesses and economies adapt to US tariffs that have eased in recent months and a continued AI investment boom that has fueled asset wealth and expectations of productivity gains.
The IMF in its World Economic Outlook update forecast global GDP growth at 3.3 percent in 2026, up 0.2 percentage point from its last estimate in October. That's even with 3.3 percent growth in 2025, which will also beat the October estimate by 0.1 percentage point, the IMF said.
The global crisis lender forecast 2027 growth at 3.2 percent, unchanged from the previous forecast.
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