Sri Lanka, Suriname, Laos, India, Tunisia and Peru fell into the category of countries most affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Some states can avoid serious economic losses, their real GDP by 2023 will be slightly lower or even higher than pre-pandemic forecasts, according to experts. The United States, most of the countries of Western Europe, as well as China, South Korea and Singapore are among them.

Russia, along with Mexico, Brazil and Australia, was among the countries with moderate losses from the pandemic (a difference of 2 to 8 percent compared to the pre-crisis GDP forecast). The pandemic will reduce income levels, deepen inequality and exacerbate poverty, the report said. Overall, analysts predict that global economic growth will be 5.7 percent this year.