Estonia’s GDP totalled EUR 10.2bn at current prices in the first quarter of 2026, which was up 2.4% from the same period of 2025, according to Statistics Estonia, ERR reported. This was the fourth consecutive quarter of GDP growth and the first time that economic growth exceeded 2% since the first quarter of 2022. Value added rose by 7% in manufacturing but fell by 0.8% in trade. Private consumption increased by 4.2% on year, which was the fastest pace of growth since the second quarter of 2022. Government sector expenditure rose by 4.8%, mostly due to defence spending. Meanwhile, investments decreased by 13.3% to the lowest level since 2017. Exports rose by 0.6% and imports by 1.6% over a year.
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