IMF increases Georgia’s economic growth forecast from 6.5 to 7.2 per cent for 2026

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) increased Georgia’s economic growth forecast from 6.5 to 7.2 per cent for 2026

As for the other countries in the region, the IMF report presents the following figures regarding economic growth: Armenia – 5.5%; Azerbaijan – 1.7%; Kazakhstan – 4.4%; Turkiye – 2.7%; Ukraine – 1.0%; Russia – 0.9%.

It is noteworthy that over the past month, four leading and authoritative international financial institutions, such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank (WB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), have raised their economic growth forecasts for Georgia for 2026.