Economic growth forecast - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Economic growth forecast, 2026:

The average for 2026 based on 184 countries was 2.97 percent. The highest value was in Guyana: 16.17 percent and the lowest value was in Qatar: -8.65 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Monetary Fund
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Countries Economic growth forecast, 2026 Global rank Available data
Guyana 16.17 1 1980 - 2030
Ethiopia 9.2 2 1980 - 2030
Guinea 8.68 3 1980 - 2030
Uganda 7.51 4 1980 - 2030
Bhutan 7.48 5 1980 - 2030
Rwanda 7.23 6 1980 - 2030
Vietnam 7.1 7 1980 - 2030
Benin 6.97 8 1980 - 2030
Niger 6.73 9 1980 - 2030
Libya 6.72 10 1980 - 2030
India 6.48 11 1980 - 2030
Uzbekistan 6.47 12 1992 - 2030
Ivory Coast 6.2 13 1980 - 2030
Kyrgyzstan 6.08 14 1993 - 2030
Djibouti 6 15 1991 - 2030
Tajikistan 6 16 1993 - 2030
Tanzania 5.94 17 1980 - 2030
DR Congo 5.9 18 1980 - 2030
Mali 5.5 19 1980 - 2030
Georgia 5.31 20 1995 - 2030
Armenia 5.3 21 1993 - 2030
Mongolia 5.26 22 1980 - 2030
Chad 5.23 23 1980 - 2030
Taiwan 5.18 24 1980 - 2030
Gambia 5.11 25 1980 - 2030
Liberia 5.11 26 2001 - 2030
Togo 5 27 1980 - 2030
Zimbabwe 4.97 28 1999 - 2030
Indonesia 4.95 29 1980 - 2030
G.-Bissau 4.9 30 1981 - 2030
Morocco 4.87 31 1980 - 2030
Burkina Faso 4.86 32 1980 - 2030
Cape Verde 4.79 33 1980 - 2030
Botswana 4.75 34 1980 - 2030
Ghana 4.75 35 1980 - 2030
Malaysia 4.7 36 1980 - 2030
Bangladesh 4.69 37 1981 - 2030
Kazakhstan 4.61 38 1993 - 2030
Sierra Leone 4.55 39 1980 - 2030
Kenya 4.47 40 1980 - 2030
Mauritania 4.42 41 1992 - 2030
China 4.41 42 1980 - 2030
Zambia 4.29 43 1980 - 2030
Egypt 4.24 44 1980 - 2030
Paraguay 4.2 45 1980 - 2030
Comoros 4.08 46 1980 - 2030
Philippines 4.07 47 1980 - 2030
Nigeria 4.06 48 1991 - 2030
Swaziland 4.04 49 1980 - 2030
Venezuela 4.04 50 1980 - 2027
Cambodia 4.02 51 1988 - 2030
Laos 4.01 52 1980 - 2030
Guatemala 3.94 53 1980 - 2030
Suriname 3.93 54 1980 - 2030
Nicaragua 3.84 55 1980 - 2030
Panama 3.84 56 1980 - 2030
Burundi 3.82 57 1980 - 2030
Algeria 3.78 58 1980 - 2030
Papua N.G. 3.75 59 1980 - 2030
Domin. Rep. 3.72 60 1980 - 2030
Malta 3.7 61 2001 - 2030
Madagascar 3.64 62 1980 - 2030
Pakistan 3.6 63 1980 - 2030
Costa Rica 3.56 64 1980 - 2030
Israel 3.53 65 1980 - 2030
Vanuatu 3.53 66 1980 - 2030
Singapore 3.51 67 1980 - 2030
Argentina 3.5 68 1980 - 2030
Oman 3.45 69 1980 - 2030
Albania 3.41 70 1980 - 2030
Mauritius 3.4 71 1980 - 2030
S.T.&Principe 3.4 72 1980 - 2030
Turkey 3.37 73 1980 - 2030
Cameroon 3.34 74 1980 - 2030
Poland 3.32 75 1980 - 2030
El Salvador 3.3 76 1980 - 2030
Honduras 3.3 77 1980 - 2030
Palau 3.3 78 2001 - 2030
Samoa 3.21 79 1980 - 2030
Dominica 3.14 80 1980 - 2030
UA Emirates 3.14 81 1980 - 2030
Saudi Arabia 3.12 82 1980 - 2030
Grenada 3.11 83 1980 - 2030
Kiribati 3.1 84 1980 - 2030
North Macedonia 3.1 85 1993 - 2030
Maldives 3.02 86 1980 - 2030
Burma 3 87 1999 - 2030
St. Vincent & ... 3 88 1980 - 2030
Macao 2.99 89 2002 - 2030
Nepal 2.96 90 1980 - 2030
Cyprus 2.95 91 1980 - 2030
Lithuania 2.91 92 1996 - 2030
R. of Congo 2.84 93 1980 - 2030
Serbia 2.84 94 1998 - 2030
Peru 2.82 95 1980 - 2030
Montenegro 2.8 96 2001 - 2030
Solomon Isl. 2.79 97 1980 - 2030
Bulgaria 2.77 98 1980 - 2030
Jordan 2.75 99 1980 - 2030
Gabon 2.67 100 1981 - 2030
Croatia 2.64 101 1993 - 2030
C.A. Republic 2.61 102 1980 - 2030
Brunei 2.6 103 1986 - 2030
Somalia 2.6 104 2012 - 2030
Turkmenistan 2.6 105 1993 - 2030
Ant.& Barb. 2.59 106 1980 - 2030
Tuvalu 2.54 107 2001 - 2030
Ireland 2.52 108 1980 - 2030
Ecuador 2.51 109 1980 - 2030
Barbados 2.47 110 1980 - 2030
Fiji 2.43 111 1980 - 2030
Hong Kong 2.42 112 1980 - 2030
Chile 2.4 113 1980 - 2030
Namibia 2.4 114 1991 - 2030
Colombia 2.34 115 1980 - 2030
Tonga 2.32 116 1980 - 2030
USA 2.32 117 1980 - 2030
Angola 2.29 118 1980 - 2030
Aruba 2.25 119 1987 - 2030
Czechia 2.23 120 1996 - 2030
Malawi 2.23 121 1980 - 2030
Azerbaijan 2.22 122 1993 - 2030
Latvia 2.22 123 1993 - 2030
Bosnia & Herz. 2.2 124 1995 - 2030
Belize 2.19 125 1980 - 2030
Senegal 2.17 126 1980 - 2030
New Zealand 2.13 127 1980 - 2030
Tunisia 2.11 128 1980 - 2030
Andorra 2.1 129 2001 - 2030
Bahamas 2.1 130 1980 - 2030
Spain 2.09 131 1980 - 2030
Australia 2.01 132 1980 - 2030
Denmark 2 133 1980 - 2030
Slovenia 2 134 1993 - 2030
Ukraine 2 135 1992 - 2030
Saint Lucia 1.96 136 1980 - 2030
Sweden 1.96 137 1980 - 2030
Portugal 1.93 138 1980 - 2030
Brazil 1.91 139 1980 - 2030
Iceland 1.9 140 1980 - 2030
Moldova 1.9 141 1991 - 2030
South Korea 1.86 142 1980 - 2030
Greece 1.8 143 1980 - 2030
Uruguay 1.8 144 1980 - 2030
Hungary 1.66 145 1980 - 2030
Mexico 1.64 146 1980 - 2030
Luxembourg 1.59 147 1980 - 2030
Seychelles 1.52 148 1980 - 2030
Canada 1.5 149 1980 - 2030
Thailand 1.5 150 1980 - 2030
Norway 1.48 151 1980 - 2030
Estonia 1.43 152 1994 - 2030
Switzerland 1.34 153 1980 - 2030
San Marino 1.3 154 1998 - 2030
Netherlands 1.23 155 1981 - 2030
Belarus 1.22 156 1993 - 2030
Lesotho 1.11 157 1980 - 2030
Russia 1.09 158 1993 - 2030
Finland 1.05 159 1980 - 2030
South Africa 1.05 160 1980 - 2030
France 0.86 161 1980 - 2030
UK 0.8 162 1980 - 2030
Germany 0.79 163 1980 - 2030
Tr.&Tobago 0.77 164 1980 - 2030
Japan 0.72 165 1980 - 2030
Sudan 0.71 166 1980 - 2030
Romania 0.69 167 1980 - 2030
Austria 0.68 168 1980 - 2030
Micronesia 0.67 169 1996 - 2030
Belgium 0.66 170 1980 - 2030
Slovakia 0.6 171 1994 - 2030
Italy 0.52 172 1980 - 2030
Mozambique 0.52 173 1980 - 2030
Yemen 0.51 174 2015 - 2030
Puerto Rico -0.1 175 1981 - 2030
Bahrain -0.5 176 1980 - 2030
Kuwait -0.56 177 1982 - 2030
Jamaica -1.15 178 1980 - 2030
Haiti -1.7 179 1980 - 2030
Eq. Guinea -2.69 180 1980 - 2030
Bolivia -3.29 181 1980 - 2026
Iran -6.07 182 1980 - 2030
Iraq -6.77 183 2001 - 2030
Qatar -8.65 184 1980 - 2030


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Definition: Year-on-year percent changes in constant price GDP. The base year is country-specific. Expenditure-based GDP is the total final expenditure at purchasers prices including the f.o.b. value of exports of goods and services, less the f.o.b. value of imports of goods and services. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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1. Guyana
2. Ethiopia
3. Guinea
4. Uganda
5. Bhutan
6. Rwanda
7. Vietnam
8. Benin
9. Niger
10. Libya
11. India
12. Uzbekistan
13. Ivory Coast
14. Kyrgyzstan
15. Djibouti
16. Tajikistan
17. Tanzania
18. DR Congo
19. Mali
20. Georgia
21. Armenia
22. Mongolia
23. Chad
24. Taiwan
25. Gambia
26. Liberia
27. Togo
28. Zimbabwe
29. Indonesia
30. G.-Bissau
31. Morocco
32. Burkina Faso
33. Cape Verde
34. Botswana
35. Ghana
36. Malaysia
37. Bangladesh
38. Kazakhstan
39. Sierra Leone
40. Kenya
41. Mauritania
42. China
43. Zambia
44. Egypt
45. Paraguay
46. Comoros
47. Philippines
48. Nigeria
49. Swaziland
50. Venezuela
51. Cambodia
52. Laos
53. Guatemala
54. Suriname
55. Nicaragua
56. Panama
57. Burundi
58. Algeria
59. Papua N.G.
60. Domin. Rep.
61. Malta
62. Madagascar
63. Pakistan
64. Costa Rica
65. Israel
66. Vanuatu
67. Singapore
68. Argentina
69. Oman
70. Albania
71. Mauritius
72. S.T.&Principe
73. Turkey
74. Cameroon
75. Poland
76. El Salvador
77. Honduras
78. Palau
79. Samoa
80. Dominica
81. UA Emirates
82. Saudi Arabia
83. Grenada
84. Kiribati
85. North Macedonia
86. Maldives
87. Burma
88. St. Vincent & ...
89. Macao
90. Nepal
91. Cyprus
92. Lithuania
93. R. of Congo
94. Serbia
95. Peru
96. Montenegro
97. Solomon Isl.
98. Bulgaria
99. Jordan
100. Gabon
101. Croatia
102. C.A. Republic
103. Brunei
104. Somalia
105. Turkmenistan
106. Ant.& Barb.
107. Tuvalu
108. Ireland
109. Ecuador
110. Barbados
111. Fiji
112. Hong Kong
113. Chile
114. Namibia
115. Colombia
116. Tonga
117. USA
118. Angola
119. Aruba
120. Czechia
121. Malawi
122. Azerbaijan
123. Latvia
124. Bosnia & Herz.
125. Belize
126. Senegal
127. New Zealand
128. Tunisia
129. Andorra
130. Bahamas
131. Spain
132. Australia
133. Denmark
134. Slovenia
135. Ukraine
136. Saint Lucia
137. Sweden
138. Portugal
139. Brazil
140. Iceland
141. Moldova
142. South Korea
143. Greece
144. Uruguay
145. Hungary
146. Mexico
147. Luxembourg
148. Seychelles
149. Canada
150. Thailand
151. Norway
152. Estonia
153. Switzerland
154. San Marino
155. Netherlands
156. Belarus
157. Lesotho
158. Russia
159. Finland
160. South Africa
161. France
162. UK
163. Germany
164. Tr.&Tobago
165. Japan
166. Sudan
167. Romania
168. Austria
169. Micronesia
170. Belgium
171. Slovakia
172. Italy
173. Mozambique
174. Yemen
175. Puerto Rico
176. Bahrain
177. Kuwait
178. Jamaica
179. Haiti
180. Eq. Guinea
181. Bolivia
182. Iran
183. Iraq
184. Qatar
16.17
9.20
8.68
7.51
7.48
7.23
7.10
6.97
6.73
6.72
6.48
6.47
6.20
6.08
6.00
6.00
5.94
5.90
5.50
5.31
5.30
5.26
5.23
5.18
5.11
5.11
5.00
4.97
4.95
4.90
4.87
4.86
4.79
4.75
4.75
4.70
4.69
4.61
4.55
4.47
4.42
4.41
4.29
4.24
4.20
4.08
4.07
4.06
4.04
4.04
4.02
4.01
3.94
3.93
3.84
3.84
3.82
3.78
3.75
3.72
3.70
3.64
3.60
3.56
3.53
3.53
3.51
3.50
3.45
3.41
3.40
3.40
3.37
3.34
3.32
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.21
3.14
3.14
3.12
3.11
3.10
3.10
3.02
3.00
3.00
2.99
2.96
2.95
2.91
2.84
2.84
2.82
2.80
2.79
2.77
2.75
2.67
2.64
2.61
2.60
2.60
2.60
2.59
2.54
2.52
2.51
2.47
2.43
2.42
2.40
2.40
2.34
2.32
2.32
2.29
2.25
2.23
2.23
2.22
2.22
2.20
2.19
2.17
2.13
2.11
2.10
2.10
2.09
2.01
2.00
2.00
2.00
1.96
1.96
1.93
1.91
1.90
1.90
1.86
1.80
1.80
1.66
1.64
1.59
1.52
1.50
1.50
1.48
1.43
1.34
1.30
1.23
1.22
1.11
1.09
1.05
1.05
0.86
0.80
0.79
0.77
0.72
0.71
0.69
0.68
0.67
0.66
0.60
0.52
0.52
0.51
-0.10
-0.50
-0.56
-1.15
-1.70
-2.69
-3.29
-6.07
-6.77
-8.65
-8.65
-2.4
3.8
10
16.17


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