Fiscal R-Star

Fiscal R-Star

The fiscal-monetary gap

The gap between the debt-stabilising real rate and the neutral rate.

36 economies · IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2026 · five-year-ahead horizon

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Fiscal-monetary tension
-5pp · Low tension0 · Neutral+5pp · Elevated
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Global median, latest snapshot

Cross-country medians across covered economies.

Fiscal r-star
+1.01%
median of 36 economies
Monetary r-star
-0.01%
median of 36 economies
Fiscal-monetary gap
+1.45 pp
median of 36 economies