GDP growth in 2026
Leader sits at 10% across 19 bound outcomes, runner-up at 9%. This is a winner-take-all market — the headline is the leader’s price, not an arithmetic mean.
Leader probability
0.0% or Below
Outcomes
19
winner-take-all
Runner-up
9¢
2.1% to 2.5%
Spread
1pp
contested
24h volume
$22K
liquid
Closes
Dec 31, 2037
4161 days
Venue
Kalshi
19 bound
30-day trend
Bracket family
How the bracket ladder is priced.
Each row is one outcome on the venue. Sorted by 24h volume — the heaviest book is at the top.
Cluster 1
GDP growth in 203
GDP growth in 2036?: 2.6% to 3.0%
KXGDPYEAR-36-B2.8
GDP growth in 2036?: 2.1% to 2.5%
KXGDPYEAR-36-B2.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 2.1% to 2.5%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B2.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 1.6% to 2.0%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B1.8
GDP growth in 2035?: 1.1% to 1.5%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B1.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 0.0% or Below
KXGDPYEAR-35-T0.1
GDP growth in 2036?: 3.1% to 3.5%
KXGDPYEAR-36-B3.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 3.1% to 3.5%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B3.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 4.6% to 5.0%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B4.8
GDP growth in 2035?: 2.6% to 3.0%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B2.8
GDP growth in 2035?: 5.1% to 5.5%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B5.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 6.1% or Above
KXGDPYEAR-35-T6.0
GDP growth in 2035?: 5.6% to 6.0%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B5.8
GDP growth in 2035?: 4.1% to 4.5%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B4.3
GDP growth in 2035?: 3.6% to 4.0%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B3.8
GDP growth in 2035?: 0.6% to 1.0%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B0.8
GDP growth in 2035?: 0.1% to 0.5%
KXGDPYEAR-35-B0.3
GDP growth in 2033?: 0.6% to 1.0%
KXGDPYEAR-33-B0.8
GDP growth in 2034?: 3.6% to 4.0%
KXGDPYEAR-34-B3.8
Analysis
This probability reflects market expectations that 2026 U.S. GDP growth will land between 1.6% and 2.0%, the most likely outcome among 15 possible ranges. The concentration near the lower end of historical growth rates suggests traders anticipate moderating economic momentum, potentially driven by tightening monetary policy effects or weakening consumer demand. The narrow spread between the leading outcome (26%) and its runner-up (24%) indicates genuine uncertainty—traders assign meaningful probability mass across multiple scenarios from below 1% to above 3%. Resolution depends on official GDP data releases throughout 2027, with the preliminary estimate for full-year 2026 arriving in late January 2027, though quarterly reports will provide early signals starting in spring 2026. Key drivers traders monitor include inflation persistence, Federal Reserve rate decisions, labor market stability, and consumer spending patterns through the remainder of 2026.
- ›The leading contract (1.6–2.0%) trades at 26¢ while the 2.1–2.5% contract trades at 24¢, indicating traders see near-equal odds of slightly slower vs. slightly faster growth
- ›Volume concentration in the 3.1–3.5% contract ($143 in 24-hour volume) versus near-zero volume in most other buckets suggests outlier scenarios have few committed participants
- ›No single outcome exceeds 30%, meaning no growth range commands consensus confidence
- ›The distribution clusters heavily in the 1.1–2.5% range (64% combined probability), with minimal probability assigned to either recession-level (<1%) or strong growth (>3%) scenarios
- ›Preliminary 2026 GDP data releases begin April 2027, but quarterly estimates in early 2027 will narrow uncertainty well before then
What moved the line
- Aug 32.1% to 2.5%↑4pp5→9¢ · Kalshi
- Aug 103.6% to 4.0%↓3pp7→4¢ · Kalshi
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