Growth in the New Economy Towards a Blueprint 2026

Macrotrends impacting economic growth by 2030, by region and income group FIGURE 3 Global G20 High income Upper-middle income Lower-middle income Low income Central Asia Eastern Asia Europe Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and Northern Africa Northern America Oceania South-Eastern Asia Southern Asia Sub-Saharan Africa Advances in frontier technologies Increased impact of climate changeIncrease in domestic societal polarizationIncrease in debt levelsAcceleration of green and energy transitionAcceleration of demographic shiftsIncrease in global economic fragmentation88% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100%98% 94% 94% 94% 50% 50% 50% 50% 60% 40% 96%95% 89%89% 82% 18% 12% 85% 76% 21% 60% 20% 20% 92%85%25% 26% 48% 12% 23% 65%18% 35% 47% 25% 22% 53% 41% 41% 19% 50% 20% 30% 40% 60% 20% 80% 18% 79% 28% 61% 50% 14% 36% 38% 25% 38% 40% 60% 46% 35% 19%26% 66% 24% 71% 19% 75% 34% 59% 15% 33% 52% 20% 80% 20% 20% 60% 20% 80% 94% 50% 50% 38% 38% 25% 40% 60% 42% 54%24% 70% 14% 79%12% Global G20 High income Upper-middle income Lower-middle income Low income Central Asia Eastern Asia Europe Latin America and the Caribbean Middle East and Northern Africa Northern America Oceania South-Eastern Asia Southern Asia Sub-Saharan Africa100% 100% 100% 100% 100%100% 100% 50%100%14% 81% 24% 65% 19% 75% 15% 85% 20% 80% 40% 60% 21% 73% 14% 79% 50% 50% 50% 50% 12% 12% 38% 12% 75% 12% 88%20% 80%78%21% 74% 12% 29% 59% 17% 77% 19% 75% 20% 80% 100% 15% 85% 100% 50% 50% 50% 20% 80%93% 18% 82% 94% 89% 20% 80% 97% 93% 50% 50% 25% 75% 20% 80% 96%30% 67% 30% 70%94% 12%12% 21% 29% 35% 62% % of countries Net positive Neutral Net negative Note: The numbers in the graphs may not add up to 100% as figures have been rounded up/down. Source: World Economic Forum, Executive Opinion Survey 2025.3.3 Navigating the impacts of the new economy Growth in the New Economy: Towards a Blueprint 17