World Economic Outlook
A Survey by the IMF staff usually published twice a year. It presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text.
See also, the World Economic Databases
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2009
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Crisis and Recovery, April 2009
April 16, 2009
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth, and cites risks. Table of contents
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Global Economic Slump Challenges Policies, January 2009
January 28, 2009
Description: World growth is projected to fall to ½ percent in 2009, its lowest rate since World War II. Despite wide-ranging policy actions, financial strains remain acute, pulling down the real economy.
2008
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Rapidly Weakening Prospects Call for New Policy Stimulus - November 2008
November 6, 2008
Description: Prospects for global growth have deteriorated over the past month, as financial sector deleveraging has continued and producer and consumer confidence have fallen. Accordingly, world output is projected to expand by 2.2 percent in 2009, down by some ¾ percentage point of GDP relative to the projections in the October WEO.
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Financial Stress, Downturns, and Recoveries
October 2, 2008
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth, and cites risks. Table of contents
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- Global slowdown and rising inflation, July 2008
July 15, 2008
Description: The global economy is in a tough spot, caught between sharply slowing demand in many advanced economies and rising inflation everywhere, notably in emerging and developing economies...
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) - Housing and the Business Cycle, April 2008
April 3, 2008
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth, and cites risks. Table of contents
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- An update of the key WEO projections, January 2008
January 29, 2008
Description: Following strong growth through the third quarter of 2007, the global economic expansion has begun to moderate in response to continuing financial turbulence. Global growth is projected to decelerate from 4.9 percent in 2007 to 4.1 percent in 2008, a markdown of 0.3 percentage point relative to the October 2007 World Economic Outlook. Risks to the outlook remain tilted to the downside.
2007
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) -- Globalization and Inequality, October 2007
October 9, 2007
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth, and cites risks. Table of contents
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) Update -- An update of the key WEO projections, July 2007
July 25, 2007
Description: The strong global expansion is continuing, and projections for global growth in both 2007 and 2008 have been revised up to 5.2 percent from 4.9 percent at the time of the April 2007 World Economic Outlook (WEO). Risks to this favorable outlook remain modestly tilted to the downside. Table 1 provides an overview of the WEO projections.
IMF World Economic Outlook (WEO) -- Spillovers and Cycles in the Global Economy, April 2007
April 11, 2007
Description: The semiannual World Economic Outlook reviews global macroeconomic developments, forecasts growth, and cites risks. Table of contents