Meta Forecast

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January 2022

The Meta Forecast is a combination of GDP forecasts from multiple sources. Forecasts are aggregated and adjusted based on the historical accuracy of each source in similar conditions. The result is a central prediction for GDP growth and a distribution of possible outcomes - both equally important. Learn more about the methodology at centolla.org/meta.

  • Euro area: GDP growth will be 3.7% in 2022 and 1.9% in 2023.
  • United States: GDP growth will be 3.6% in 2022 and 2.3% in 2023.
  • China: GDP growth will be 5.8% in 2022 and 5.6% in 2023.
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FORECAST
REVISION
Last revision 2022 2023 2022 2023
Meta Forecast Jan-2022 3.7 1.9 0.2 0.0
Forecasters’ Survey Oct-2021 4.5 NA 0.0 0.0
Naive Forecast Nov-2021 2.3 1.4 0.0 0.0
International Institutions Jan-2022 4.3 2.4 -0.0 0.0
IMF Oct-2021 4.3 2.0 0.0 0.0
OECD Dec-2021 4.3 2.5 0.0 0.0
WB Jun-2021 4.4 NA 0.0 0.0
EC Nov-2021 4.3 2.4 0.0 0.0
ECB Dec-2021 4.2 2.9 0.0 0.0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 5Y Avg.
Previous GDP growth 1.9 2.6 1.8 1.6 -6.1 5.3 1.0

Forecast revision for 2022

Uncertainty for 2022

USA flag United States
FORECAST
REVISION
Last revision 2022 2023 2022 2023
Meta Forecast Jan-2022 3.6 2.3 0.1 0.0
Forecasters’ Survey Nov-2021 3.9 2.6 0.0 0.0
Naive Forecast Nov-2021 2.8 2.5 0.0 0.0
International Institutions Jan-2022 4.4 2.3 0.0 0.0
IMF Oct-2021 5.2 2.2 0.0 0.0
OECD Dec-2021 3.7 2.4 0.0 0.0
WB Jun-2021 4.2 NA 0.0 0.0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 5Y Avg.
Previous GDP growth 1.7 2.2 2.9 2.3 -2.8 5.9 2.1

Forecast revision for 2022

Uncertainty for 2022

China flag China
FORECAST
REVISION
Last revision 2022 2023 2022 2023
Meta Forecast Jan-2022 5.8 5.6 0.1 0.0
Naive Forecast Jan-2022 6.5 6.7 0.5 0.0
International Institutions Jan-2022 5.3 5.2 0.0 0.0
IMF Oct-2021 5.6 5.3 0.0 0.0
OECD Dec-2021 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0
WB Jun-2021 5.4 NA 0.0 0.0
ADB Dec-2021 5.3 NA 0.0 0.0
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 5Y Avg.
Previous GDP growth 6.8 6.9 6.7 6.0 2.2 8.1 6.0

Forecast revision for 2022

Uncertainty for 2022