Who is the main tourist in the Baltics? A Baltic resident.
In the second quarter of 2026, tourist accommodation establishments across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia recorded about 5.48 million overnight stays.
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In the second quarter of 2026, tourist accommodation establishments across Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia recorded about 5.48 million overnight stays.
PhotoEstonia and Latvia are once again approaching parity in goods exports.
PhotoThe Baltic states entered H2 2026 with sharply different inflation rates.
DataLithuania’s manufacturing output rose by 8.1% year on year in June, Latvia recorded 5.0% growth, while Estonia posted a 5.3% decline. The latest data show the three Baltic manufacturing sectors entering the second half of 2026 on increasingly…
DataRetail trade expanded across the Baltic states in the first half of 2026, though the available national releases do not form a fully harmonised three-country dataset.
PhotoThe three Baltic economies entered 2026 with a common external pressure: goods balances remained weak, while services provided the main offset.
PhotoGoods exports increased in all three Baltic states in May 2026.
PhotoInflation accelerated across all three Baltic states during the first two months of Q2 2026.
PhotoApril gave Baltic Focus the first detailed regional industry comparison of 2026. May does not overturn that reading. It updates it.
PhotoEstonia and Latvia have published full-year 2025 demographic data, while Lithuania’s provisional demographic indicators show how the same pressures shaped the country at the turn of 2026.
PhotoMay retail data show a widening split inside the Baltic consumer market.
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