IMF raises Nigeria’s growth forecast to 4.2% but warns of poverty
The institution slightly improves its forecast for 2026, while estimating that rising food and energy prices risk worsening poverty and food insecurity.
English coverage and data for FMI, perspectives économiques mondiales d’octobre 2026.
The institution slightly improves its forecast for 2026, while estimating that rising food and energy prices risk worsening poverty and food insecurity.
The institution holds its forecast at 3.4% for 2027, but warns of a very uneven recovery, still-high prices and shrinking fiscal room.