Meta Forecast

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May 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 3.1% in 2022 and 2.0% in 2023.
  • United States: GDP growth will be 3.2% in 2022 and 2.4% in 2023.
  • China: GDP growth will be 5.3% in 2022 and 5.6% in 2023.
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FORECAST
REVISION
Last revision 2022 2023 2022 2023
Meta Forecast May-2022 3.1 2.0 -0.5 -0.1
Forecasters’ Survey Apr-2022 2.9 2.3 -1.3 -0.4
Naive Forecast May-2022 3.1 1.4 0.4 -0.0
International Institutions May-2022 3.6 2.5 -0.5 0.0
IMF Apr-2022 2.8 2.3 -1.5 0.3
OECD Dec-2021 4.3 2.5 0.0 0.0
WB Jan-2022 4.2 2.1 0.0 0.0
EC Feb-2022 4.0 2.7 0.0 0.0
ECB Mar-2022 3.7 2.8 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 May-2022 3.2 2.4 -0.5 -0.0
Forecasters’ Survey Feb-2022 3.7 2.7 0.0 0.0
Naive Forecast May-2022 2.8 2.6 -0.8 0.0
International Institutions May-2022 3.7 2.4 -0.5 -0.0
IMF Apr-2022 3.7 2.2 -1.5 0.1
OECD Dec-2021 3.7 2.4 0.0 0.0
WB Jan-2022 3.7 2.6 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 May-2022 5.3 5.6 -0.3 -0.2
Naive Forecast Apr-2022 6.1 6.8 0.0 0.0
International Institutions May-2022 4.8 5.0 -0.4 -0.2
IMF Apr-2022 4.4 5.1 -1.2 -0.2
OECD Dec-2021 5.1 5.1 0.0 0.0
WB Jan-2022 5.1 5.3 0.0 0.0
ADB Apr-2022 5.0 4.8 -0.3 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