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IMF World Economic Outlook Raises India Growth Forecast to 7%
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The latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) comprises a revised India economic growth forecast of 7% for 2026. The report also comprises IMF projections for India’s inflation and current account deficit, and global growth forecasts for 2026-2027.
World Economic Outlook Report:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Publisher | The WEO comprises a report of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). |
| Report type | The WEO comprises a comprehensive report. |
| Frequency | The WEO comprises 2 issues a year. |
| Publication schedule | The WEO publication cycle comprises issues in April and October, followed by WEO updates in July and January. |
| Coverage in the report | The WEO comprises IMF estimates and forecasts for global output growth and inflation, and for member countries’ real GDP growth, consumer prices, current account balances, and unemployment. |
| Data source and database | The WEO database comprises data from IMF representatives’ consultations with member countries. |
| India growth projections | India’s growth projections comprise 7.4% in 2026 and 7% in 2027. |
| India inflation projections | India’s consumer price projections comprise a rise of 5% in 2026 and 2% in 2025. |
| India current account deficit projection | India’s external sector projections comprise a current account deficit widening to 1.5% of GDP in 2026. |
| Global and regional growth projections | Growth projections comprise global growth of 3.1% in 2026 and 3.4% in 2027; emerging and developing Asia growth of 5.1% in 2026; and a Middle East and Central Asia contraction of 0.3% in 2026. |