Estonia
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 1370 | 1372 | 1355 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | -2.7 | -0.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 30610 | 31560 | 32940 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | -9.7 | -2.5 | 1.6 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 6.4 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 1832 | 1981 | 2092 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 9.1 | 3.7 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -2.7 | -1.2 | -2.3 | -4.5 | -4.0 | -2.0 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 20.2 | 23.5 | 23.5 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -1.2 | -1.2 | -0.2 | -1.4 | -0.9 | 0.1 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 4823 | -3205 | -822 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 88.8 | 97.8 | 100.4 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 1/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Maciej Grodzicki, Ioannis Gutzianas, Doris Hanzl-Weiss, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Sebastian Leitner, Isilda Mara, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 1, January 2026
58 pages including 6 Tables and 15 Figures
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
Details