German institutes raise 2026 growth forecast to 1.3%

German research institutes have increased their forecast for the country’s economic growth in 2026 to 1.3%, according to DW Germany. The revised projection represents a more optimistic assessment of Germany’s economic performance than the institutes’ earlier outlook, although the supplied material does not state what the previous forecast was. The report also does not identify the individual research institutes that issued the revised prognosis.

No explanation is provided for the change, so the available information does not establish whether it reflects expectations for stronger consumer demand, investment, exports, government policy or another factor. The forecast concerns economic growth in 2026. The source material gives no accompanying estimate for the current year, no indication of the expected quarterly pattern and no details about the measure used to calculate the projected expansion.

The revised figure is therefore the principal development reported: Germany’s research institutes now expect the economy to grow by 1.3% in 2026. DW Germany supplied no further information about the assumptions behind the forecast or the risks that could affect it. It is also not clear from the material whether the institutes issued a joint statement or released separate estimates that were subsequently combined in the reported figure.

The forecast should consequently be read as an economic projection rather than a confirmed result. The source does not provide evidence about how the German economy will perform before 2026 or whether the institutes expect the revised outlook to change again.