IMF says Trump’s tariffs will be a drag on global economic growth. Import taxes will hurt the United States and its trading partners, according to IMF experts. Updated April 22, 2025.

Sri Lanka secured a crucial nod from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday, as its Executive Board approved the authorities’ request for a waiver on missed quantitative performance targets ...

Mozhin said the International Monetary Fund mission would start via an online format on Sept. 16, and will continue with an IMF delegation visit to Moscow for meetings with Russian officials until ...

Economic pressures from steep new U.S. tariffs will push global public debt above pandemic-era levels to nearly 100% of global GDP by the end of the decade as slower growth and trade strain ...

The IMF projects the country's economy will expand 4% this year, down roughly half a point from its previous forecast. President Trump's tariffs on China now total 145%.

The IMF's report slashed its 2025 economic growth forecast for the U.S. to 1.8%, slashing 0.9 percentage point from the gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate it projected in January. It also ...

Trump administration says IMF, World Bank ‘falling short’ of missions. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. remains committed to playing a leadership role in the IMF and World Bank ...

The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database contains selected macroeconomic data series from the statistical appendix of the World Economic Outlook report, which presents the IMF staff's analysis and ...

The IMF's latest Fiscal Monitor projected that global public debt will grow 2.8 percentage points to 95.1% of global GDP in 2025. It said the upward trend was likely to continue, reaching 99.6% of ...