Economy, Banking and Finance · 26 December 2025
Goldman Sachs (GS) forecasts India GDP growth at 6.7% for 2026 and 6.8% for 2027.
Exam-focused facts from the 26 December 2025 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Goldman Sachs projects India’s real GDP growth at around 6.7 per cent in 2026 and 6.8 per cent in 2027.
- Global growth is expected at 2.8 per cent in 2026, above the consensus estimate of 2.5 per cent.
- Emerging markets, including India, are expected to outperform developed peers amid stronger domestic demand and favourable structural trends.
- India’s growth benefits from strong domestic consumption, public infrastructure spending and limited exposure to global trade disruptions.
- Goldman Sachs estimates China to grow at 4.8 per cent in 2026 and 4.7 per cent in 2027.
- Inflation pressures are expected to ease across most economies by end-2026, supporting accommodative monetary stances in several emerging markets.