IMF retains India’s economic growth outlook at 6.5 % over next 2 Financial Years

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has maintained India’s growth to be solid at 6.5 percent for the next two fiscal years 2025-26 or FY26 and 2026-27 or FY27, as projected in October in an update to its World Economic Outlook released yesterday. India maintain the fastest growth rate among the world’s largest



economies.

Meanwhile, Global growth is projected at 3.3 percent both in 2025 and 2026 as per IMF, below the historical average of 3.7 percent. The 2025 forecast remains largely unchanged from the October 2024 World Economic Outlook, with an upward revision for the United States balancing declines in other major economies.