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
It predicts U.S. GDP growth will reach 2.2% in 2026, compared to 2.1% in 2025 - up two-tenths and half a percentage point from the June
Real gross domestic product is now projected to rise by 2.6% in 2026, up from a June forecast of 2.4%, the Washington-based lender said in a
The World Bank's latest Global Economic Prospects projects global growth at 2.6% in 2026, edging up to 2.7% in 2027.
2023 2024 2025e 2026f 2027f 2025e 2027f EMDE South Asia, GDP 1 8.0 6.3 7.1 6.2 6.5 1.0 0.0 GDP per capita (U.S. dollars) 7.1 5.4 6.1 5.2 5.6 1.0 0.0 (Average including countries that report expenditure components in national accounts) 2 EMDE South Asia, GDP 2 8.0 6.4 7.1 6.2 6.5 1.0 0.0 PPP GDP 8.1 6.4 7.1 6.2 6.5 1.0 0.0 Private consumption 5.4 6.5 7.1 7.1 7.0 0.3 0.2 Public consumption 6.9 4.0 4.1 5.3 7.4 -0.7 1.9 Fixed investment 7.5 6.9 6.5 6.6 6.8 0.3 0.1 Exports, GNFS 3.1 4.6 5.8 4.7 5.4 -0.5 -1.5 Imports, GNFS 7.4 0.8 6.5 7.6 7.5 1.1 0.0 Net exports, contribution to growth -1.4 0.8 -0.5 -1.0 -0.9 -0.4 -0.4 Memo items: GDP 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26e 2026/27f 2027/28f 2025/26e 2027/28f India 3 9.2 6.5 7.2 6.5 6.6 0.9 -0.1 2023 2024 2025e 2026f 2027f 2025e 2027f South Asia excluding India 3.7 4.2 4.2 5.0 5.6 0.1 0.3 2026f -0.2 -0.3 -0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.1 0.0 -1.5 0.1 -0.4 2026/27f 0.0 2026f 0.0 Excluding Bangladesh -0.5 4.7 4.3 3.6 3.6 0.2 -0.3 -0.2 Percentage-point differences from June 2025 projections 2023 2024 2025e 2026f 2027f 2025e 2026f 2027f Calendar year basis Maldives 4.9 3.5 4.2 3.9 4.0 -1.5 -1.4 -0.7 Sri Lanka 1 -2.3 5.0 4.6 3.5 3.1 1.1 0.4 0.0 Fiscal year basis 2 2023/24 2024/25 2025/26e 2026/27f 2027/28f 2025/26e 2026/27f 2027/28f India 9.2 6.5 7.2 6.5 6.6 0.9 0.0 -0.1 2022/23 2023/24 2024/25e 2025/26f 2026/27f 2024/25e 2025/26f 2026/27f Bangladesh 5.8 4.2 3.7 4.6 6.1 0.4 -0.3 0.4 Bhutan 4.9 6.1 7.0 7.3 6.1 0.4 -0.3 0.8 Nepal 2.0 3.7 4.6 2.1 4.7 0.1 -3.1 -0.8 TABLE 2.5.2 South Asia country forecasts (Real GDP growth at market prices in percent, unless indicated otherwise) Source: World Bank.
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