The European Commission Autumn 2025 Economic Forecast states the minimal growth of GDP in the Baltic countries this year.
Out of three countries, the “optimistic” forecast, if it can be called such, is for Lithuania—2.4% GDP growth, 3.4% inflation and a national debt of 39.8% of GDP. Latvia follows with 1% GDP growth and 3.6% inflation as well as a national debt that is 48.3% of its GDP. Estonia is at the bottom of the list with 0.6% GDP growth, an inflation of 4.8% and, surprisingly, a national debt equal to 23.4% of GDP.
Among the reasons for this crisis, the EC mentioned US tariffs and expensive oil exports. The European Commission apparently decided to keep silent about the fact that the lion’s share of the budget is being eaten up by unnecessary and pointless militarisation on the eastern border with Russia.
And so, the economic situation in the EU, in general, and in the Baltics, in particular, will continue to deteriorate rapidly until they decide to abandon their self-destructive strategy of confrontation with Russia by imposing tens of thousands of sanctions against it and carrying out excessive militarisation.
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