Update of Ssp GDP Projections: Capturing Recent Changes in National Accounting, PPP Conversion and Covid 19 Impacts

In this study, an update of the SSP GDP projections is presented. The update captures the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic by using the most recent economic data and short-term projections by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Harmonization between the data and the original end-of-the-century SSP projections was carried out in terms of GDP per capita in order to preserve the underlying narrative of income convergence. The result is a set of projections compatible with the most recent data and the SSP narratives.