Prospects for the global economy in 2027

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Global GDP should grow by about 3% in 2027, in line with 2026, given an orderly slowdown in AI and no new energy shocks The major economies have outperformed expectations this…

Global GDP should grow by about 3% in 2027, in line with 2026, given an orderly slowdown in AI and no new energy shocks

The major economies have outperformed expectations this year, with global GDP growth likely to be around 3%, due to solid consumption, trade flows and the AI hardware boom, demonstrating resilience in the face of energy-market disruption.

Persistent energy disruption will keep inflation above targeted rates, pressuring central banks to keep monetary policy tight or to tighten it further, but at the same time forcing governments to keep fiscal policy relatively loose to support households and businesses.

Global GDP growth will approach 3% in 2027 if expectations of a gradual slowdown in AI investment and resolution of energy-market disruption come to pass, though national fortunes will diverge. However, AI and energy markets will almost certainly take more volatile paths. Strong AI spending is supporting world trade and investment flows, but a sharp turn in sentiment could have cascading negative effects.

Private and public sector forecasts largely see global growth slowing from about 3.5% in 2025 to closer to 3.0% in 2026 and remaining little changed in 2027. This would involve the US economy continuing to grow at around 2.5%, the euro-area growing by at least 1.0%, China growing by close to 4.5% and India growing by close to 7.0%.

However, the risks are to the downside against a backdrop of resurgent risks to Middle East oil and gas output and transit, and heightened risks of a disorderly slowdown in AI investment, and uneven AI adoption.

Changes to GDP growth forecasts this year have varied widely by country. AI hardware exporters dominate the forecast upgrades, while energy disruption has been central to the downgrades.

Trade has also outperformed, helped by demand for AI-related goods and strong growth in Chinese exports to non-US markets.

However, the effective US tariff rate remains far higher than in 2024.

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