The UK economy is forecast to outstrip its G7 peers in the second quarter of this year, says the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
The OECD predicted the UK would grow at an annualised rate of 3.1% in the second quarter of 2010.
Such a rate would put the UK ahead of the US, Japan, Germany, France and Italy - but not Canada.
The British Chambers of Commerce also said the UK had avoided a double-dip recession in the first quarter of 2010.
However, the BCC warned that the UK's recovery was weak and there remained risks of setbacks in the future.
On a global level, the OECD cautioned that overall growth would be slower in the main industrialised nations during the first half of 2010.
"Despite some encouraging signs on activity, the fragility of the recovery, a frail labour market and possible headwinds coming from financial markets underscore the need for caution in the removal of policy support," its report said.