IMF downgrades Pakistan’s GDP outlook to 3%

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised cash-strapped Pakistan’s economic outlook, downgrading its projected GDP growth for 2025 to 3%, down from 3.2% forecast just three months ago, according to a media report on Saturday.

The adjustment comes amid a broader global economic assessment presented in the IMF’s “World Economic Outlook Update: Global Growth – Divergent and Uncertain”, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

The IMF’s revised projections also indicate that Pakistan’s GDP growth will remain at 4% in 2026. However, the latest downgrade reflects ongoing economic challenges in the country, although the IMF did not provide specific reasons for the revision.