Estonia reported a 1.3% increase in GDP in the first quarter of 2026, compared to the same period a year earlier, new data from Statistics Estonia has found.
“According to the GDP flash estimate, there are several indications of economic improvement in the first quarter, compared with both the first and the last quarter of 2025,” commented Robert Müürsepp, national accounts service manager at Statistics Estonia.
On a quarter-on-quarter basis, i.e. compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, seasonally and working-day adjusted GDP grew by 0.6%, the data showed.
The official GDP data for the first quarter of 2026 will be released on 29 May.
Economic sentiment
At the start of May, Statistics Estonia commenced a series of economic sentiment surveys to evaluate how secure Estonian residents feel financially, as well as how enterprises see the future of their business activities.
“Among other things, the economic sentiment surveys reveal whether Estonian households are able to save money or whether they can afford to make major purchases,” commented Kaire Raasik, head of the economic and environmental statistics department at Statistics Estonia.
“The business surveys show how enterprises in the construction, industry, trade and services sectors are doing, and which factors influence their performance.” Read more here and here.
