Germany: Economic Institutes Double Growth Forecast for 2026
Forecasters said the recovery rests on a narrow base as high energy costs, weak investment and rising debt continue to weigh on Germany.
- On Thursday, leading German Forecasters raised the 2026 German GDP growth forecast to 1.3%, more than double the spring prediction of 0.6%.
- Despite weak private consumption and business investment, Oliver of the Halle Institute for Economic Research said the economy performed more robustly than expected.
- Inflation is projected to reach 2.8% this year, rising to 3.2% in 2027 before easing to 2.0% in 2028; the government's deficit is set to rise from 4.1% of GDP this year to 4.7% in 2028.
- Stefan Kooths of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy warned that postponed reform packages create a "wait-and-see attitude among investors" following historic AfD wins earlier this month.
- Oliver warned Germany could conflict with the European fiscal policy framework if spending is not consolidated, risking stability in the eurozone and requiring openness to immigration of skilled workers.
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Research institutes see significant economic growth
The main economic institutions in Germany revised their forecasts for the growth of Europe's largest economy for this year and for next year on Thursday, pointing out that economic activity achieved significantly better results in the first half of 2026 than was estimated in the spring, writes Reuters and Deutsche Welle. A new economic forecast estimates ...
Reformatorisch Dagblad
The German economy will grow significantly stronger this year than previously expected, according to the five leading economic research institutes in Germany. The researchers predict that growth this year will reach 1.3 percent. In the spring, growth of 0.6 percent was still projected for Europe's largest economy.
Germany is growing again – supported by AI booms, exports and billions from the state. But the upswing has an expiry date: growth could almost come to a halt as early as 2028.
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