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Countries that will be richer and poorer in 2018

The economies poised to contract and grow next year
Vietnam: up 6.3%
Burkina Faso: up 6.5%
China: up 6.5%
Philippines: up 6.7%
Rwanda: up 6.8%
Cambodia: up 6.8%
Tanzania: up 6.9%
Laos: up 6.9%
Senegal: up 7%
Djibouti: up 7%
Bangladesh: up 7%
Macau: up 7%
Ivory Coast: up 7.3%
India: up 7.4%
Myanmar: up 7.6%
Yemen: up 8.5%
Ethiopia: up 8.5%
Ghana: up 8.9%
Bhutan: up 11.2%
Libya: up 31.2%
Azerbaijan:up 1.3%
Suriname: up 1.2%
Italy: up 1.1%
South Africa: up 1.1%
Saudi Arabia: up 1.1%
Samoa: up 0.9%
Zimbabwe: up 0.8%
Algeria: up 0.8%
Japan: up 0.7%
Belarus: up 0.7%
Ecuador: up 0.6%
Brunei: up 0.6%
Barbados: up 0.5%
Burundi: up 0.1%
Swaziland: -0.9%
Puerto Rico: -2.5%
South Sudan: -3.4%
Nauru: -4%
Venezuela: -6%
Equatorial Guinea: -7.8%
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The economies poised to contract and grow next year

Next year looks rosy for some economies, and decidedly bleak for others. Using real GDP projections from the IMF, we reveal the world's 20 fastest and 20 slowest-growing economies in 2018.
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lovemoney staff

28 December 2017

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