CESEE
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 416554 | 416830 | . | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 26110 | 27630 | . | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 2.2 | 2.8 | . | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 6.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 933 | 1042 | . | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 18.1 | 17.5 | 13.1 | 9.4 | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -4.1 | -4.1 | -4.2 | -3.8 | -3.5 | -3.3 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 32.1 | 33.5 | 35.7 | 37.8 | 38.9 | 39.6 |
| Current account in % of GDP | -0.5 | -0.1 | -1.3 | -1.5 | -1.5 | -1.3 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 97722 | 76701 | . | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 43.9 | 43.5 | 41.6 | 42.8 | 43.3 | 43.4 |
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