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In Q1 2026, the economy grew by a very solid 5.4% year on year. Growth was driven primarily by government consumption, which increased by 16.5%, alongside strong exports (+17.3%) and rising gross fixed capital formation (+3%). In contrast, household consumption fell slightly (by 1%), reflecting the impact of rapidly rising prices.
        FORECAST*
Main Economic Indicators202320242025202620272028
Population, 1000 persons160515941596...
GDP, real change in %4.14.63.63.33.43.6
GDP per capita (EUR at PPP)107501141012140...
Gross industrial production, real change in %9.029.07.6...
Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average10.910.810.710.510.310.3
Average gross monthly wages, EUR570639713...
Consumer prices, % p.a.4.91.63.97.04.53.2
Fiscal balance in % of GDP-0.3-0.3-0.8-0.5-1.0-1.0
Public debt in % of GDP17.216.816.5...
Current account in % of GDP-7.2-8.4-8.2-9.1-8.8-8.4
FDI inflow, EUR m8407941095...
Gross external debt in % of GDP39.640.743.4...


Basic data are continuously updated.

* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026

Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables

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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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