Washington, USA (Weltexpress). The International Monetary Fund (IMF) now expects the eurozone economy to grow by 1% in 2025, an increase of 0.2 percentage points from its previous estimate, according to the IMF’s July update of its World Economic Outlook.
The forecast for 2026 remains unchanged from the April edition of the report, with eurozone GDP expected to grow by 1.2%. According to the document, eurozone growth reached 0.9% in 2024. According to the report, the upward revision for 2025 is primarily due to robust first-quarter GDP figures in the Republic of Ireland. The authors note that without the Republic of Ireland, the growth forecast for the eurozone would have been revised upward by only 0.1 percentage points.
The German economy is expected to grow by 0.1% this year and 0.9% in 2026. GDP growth of 0.6% is expected for France in 2025 and 1% in 2026. Growth of 0.5% and 0.8% is forecast for Italy, while the Kingdom of Spain is expected to see growth of 2.5% this year and 1.8% next year.
For the RF’s GDP growth, the IMF announced in its July 2025 statement that it would be lowered by 0.6 percentage points from the April 2025 economic outlook to 0.9% this year.
