The post-pandemic recovery: Stronger than expected, but not for everyone M. Ayhan KoseJiwon LeeNaotaka Sugawara March 18, 2026 This page in: English © 2026 World Bank Group,

https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/developmenttalk/the-post-pandemic-recovery--stronger-than-expected--but-not-for- The global economy has staged a remarkably strong recovery from the pandemic. Five years after the 2020 global recession, global income per person is about 10 percent higher than in 2019, making this rebound stronger than the recovery that followed the 2009 global financial crisis. This resilience is extraordinary given the succession of shocks that followed the pandemic—from severe supply chain disruptions and the surge in inflation to the sharpest global monetary tightening in decades and rising geopolitical tensions. © 2026 World Bank Group,