Global Economy: IMF projects stronger recovery of 6% in 2021
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has projected a stronger recovery of 6% for the global economy compared to its January forecast.
The growth is projected to be 6 percent in 2021 (0.5 percentage point upgrade) and 4.4 percent in 2022 (0.2 percentage point upgrade), after an estimated historic contraction of -3.3 percent in 2020.
Our growth projection of 6% shows the global economy is on a firmer footing. But we are seeing a multi-speed recovery around the world, with too many countries and people at risk of falling behind. @GitaGopinath shared our World Economic Outlook today. https://t.co/TSLxaIBxWj
— Kristalina Georgieva (@KGeorgieva) April 6, 2021
The upgrades in global growth for 2021 and 2022 are mainly due to upgrades for advanced economies, particularly to a sizeable upgrade for the United States (1.3 percentage points) that is expected to grow at 6.4 percent this year.
This makes the United States the only large economy projected to surpass the level of GDP it was forecast to have in 2022 in the absence of this pandemic.
Other advanced economies, including the euro area, will also rebound this year but at a slower pace. Among emerging markets and developing economies, China is projected to grow this year at 8.4 percent. While China’s economy had already returned to pre-pandemic GDP in 2020, many other countries are not expected to do so until 2023.
Amaka E. Nliam
