Emerging Markets Outlook 2026
Emerging market economies are projected to grow by 4% year-on-year in both 2025 and 2026.
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Emerging market economies are projected to grow by 4% year-on-year in both 2025 and 2026.
Sweeping US import tariffs lifted the average effective US tariff rate to 18.0%, marking its highest point since 1934.
Globally, 48% of women are active in labour markets compared to 73% of men, with the global gender labour gap falling by only 1 percentage point annually over the past three decades.
The average individual worldwide is estimated to be 1.5 times wealthier than in 2000, but global poverty is rising and sustainable development progress has stalled.
The global economy faces a polycrisis arising from interconnected ecological, economic, and social-political strains after ending a 40-year period of macroeconomic moderation.