Global Macro Forecast with Alternative Scenarios

Economic, demographic and financial forecasts and scenarios for more than 130 countries/jurisdictions and regions.

Moody's Analytics provides comprehensive macroeconomic forecasts to help clients assess potential economic outcomes on the performance of businesses and investments. Our forecasts have a 30-year horizon and are updated monthly to reflect the latest economic data and expectations. Our economists produce forecasts using our fully-specified structural model that covers 12,000+ variables, including labor markets, real estate prices, interest rates, initial claims and more. Geographies are interlinked by trade flows, financial markets, prices and investments. In addition to the baseline forecast, we provide a suite of alternative scenarios, including probabilistic scenarios that reflect the distribution of possible economic outcomes and topical narrative scenarios that address emerging threats to the global economy. We furnish a fully documented model methodology and validation reports, and clients have direct access to economists, data specialists, and a dedicated client services team for support. 

  • Coverage: 73 core countries/jurisdictions updated monthly and 57 expansion countries/jurisdictions updated quarterly 

  • Delivery: Updates delivered via API or the Data Buffet interface for easy downloading, charting, and scheduling

  • Variables: Include standard national income accounts (GDP) as well as trade, government, households, business investments, financial markets, demographics, prices, and more

  • Periodicity: Quarterly

  • Forecast: 30-years with Alternative Scenarios