Despite the high uncertainty and deceleration of the activity, The majority of Latin American and the Caribbean countries will have GDP growth, But in Mexico the perspectives They are different.
The world Bank foresees that the Mexican economy will have a stagnation, of 0.0% This year, a forecast that was cut from a growth of 1.5% that was estimated in January, according to the economic report of Latin America and the Caribbean.
From the list of countries, Mexico is the only one with zero growth, and Haiti will be the only one with a contraction, projected at 2.2%.
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean must adapt their economic strategies to face the growing uncertainty, amid a growing world economic volatility
The World Bank indicated.
The report predicts a Growth for the region of 2.1 % in 2025 and 2.4 % in 2026, which makes it the lower growth zone worldwide. Low investment, high indebtedness and a changing external environment constitute important obstacles to development, warns the World Bank.
The update of the forecasts of this organization took a day after the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that the GDP of Mexico will have a 0.3% contraction this year.
Mexico’s GDP will grow 1.1% in 2026
Towards him 2026the World Bank projects a better behavior from Mexico’s GDP and foresees an expansion of 1.1%, and by 2027 estimates an advance of 1.8%.
Although a 1.1% growth is achieved in 2026, Mexico’s GDP forecast It is the lowest in the region and would grow at the same pace as Bolivia.
The World Bank estimation, however, It is also below the 1.4% that the IMF projected.
Guayana, remains dynamic
At the regional level, the economy that will have greater dynamism is Guayana, whose growth could be 10%; followed by Argentina, with 5.5%, and Dominica, 4.3%.
Among the main economies of the world, it is estimated that Brazil has a growth of 1.8% This year, and 2.0% in 2026; while Chile would grow 2.1% and 2.2%, respectively.
However, Colombia would have a better performance, with an advance of 2.4% this year and 2.7% in the following.
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