CESEE

| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 415253 | 416554 | 416830 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 0.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 23770 | 26110 | 27610 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 1.9 | 2.2 | 2.8 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 7.3 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 905 | 933 | 1042 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 26.3 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 6.3 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -2.6 | -4.1 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -3.7 | -3.4 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 31.1 | 32.1 | 33.5 | 35.8 | 37.2 | 37.9 |
| Current account in % of GDP | 1.7 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -1.6 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 85729 | 98096 | 76704 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 44.1 | 43.9 | 43.6 | 42.1 | 42.6 | 42.3 |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
See Press Conferences.
Monthly Report No. 11/2025 - FDI in Central, East and Southeast Europe
Doris Hanzl-Weiss and Olga Pindyuk
wiiw Monthly Report No. 11, November 2025
31 pages including 7 Tables and 18 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
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