World Bank Global Economic Prospects June 2026: Growth Slowest Since COVID-19
Economics & Finance
World Bank Global Economic Prospects June 2026: Growth Slowest Since COVID-19
The World Bank's June 2026 Global Economic Prospects report warns that the Middle East conflict is pushing global growth to its slowest rate since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Global GDP is forecast to slow to 2.5% in 2026, down from 2.9% in 2025, as higher energy prices, steeper inflation, and tightening financial conditions weigh on activity worldwide. Recovery to 2.8% is projected for 2027, still 0.4 percentage points below the 2010s average. The OECD's concurrent June 2026 Economic Outlook corroborates this picture, projecting global growth of just 2.8% in 2026 — down from 3.4% in 2025 — with the euro area particularly exposed at only 0.8% growth.
June 2026
Source: World Bank — June 11, 2026. CLNZ Books curates specialist titles in Economics, Finance and International Monetary Policy.