Current account balance in Estonia
Estonia: Current account balance was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Estonia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Estonia stood at -0.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 88.2% on the previous year and down 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Estonia peaked at 2.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, -15.0%, in 2006.
That places Estonia 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.5% | — |
| 1994 | -4.0% | -848.3% |
| 1995 | -3.5% | -13.1% |
| 1996 | -8.3% | +137.4% |
| 1997 | -10.9% | +31.0% |
| 1998 | -8.4% | -22.6% |
| 1999 | -5.1% | -39.3% |
| 2000 | -5.3% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | -5.2% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | -10.6% | +103.6% |
| 2003 | -12.9% | +22.2% |
| 2004 | -12.0% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | -8.6% | -28.0% |
| 2006 | -15.0% | +73.4% |
| 2007 | -14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -8.9% | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | -130.2% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -34.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -25.1% |
| 2012 | -1.9% | -242.3% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -92.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -489.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +182.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -31.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +70.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -66.8% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +256.4% |
| 2020 | -2.7% | -235.9% |
| 2021 | -3.8% | +38.5% |
| 2022 | -3.1% | -17.7% |
| 2023 | -1.3% | -59.6% |
| 2024 | -1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -88.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5.7% | -10.9% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | -9.1% | -15.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -1.9% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.0% | -3.8% | -0.1% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,166 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 249.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 234.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual -2.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.0146 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 501.61 current LCU per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) -10.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0081 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Estonia?
- Current account balance in Estonia was -0.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.0% in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for current account balance?
- Estonia ranks 80th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.