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IMF keeps Singapore’s 2024 GDP growth forecast at 2.1%, trims 2025 outlook slightly

Jovi Ho
Jovi Ho • 4 min read
IMF keeps Singapore’s 2024 GDP growth forecast at 2.1%, trims 2025 outlook slightly
For the current year, the IMF expects Asia and Asean to post GDP growth of 4.5% and 4.6% respectively. Photo: Samuel Isaac Chua/The Edge Singapore
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The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is keeping its 2024 growth forecast for Singapore unchanged at 2.1%, despite the country’s GDP growth coming in 0.1 percentage points (ppt) higher than its previous forecast in October 2023. 

For the current year, the IMF expects Asia and Asean to post GDP growth of 4.5% and 4.6% respectively. The IMF’s Asia growth forecast is 0.3 ppt higher than its last forecast six months ago, while its Asean forecast is unchanged. 

In addition, the IMF has trimmed its 2025 GDP growth forecast for Singapore by 0.2 ppt to 2.3%, even as it maintains its 2025 Asia and Asean forecasts at 4.3% and 4.8% respectively.

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