External balance on goods and services in Estonia
Estonia: External balance on goods and services was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Estonia, 1993–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.0% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 220.2% on the previous year and down 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Estonia peaked at 6.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -10.4%, in 1996.
Estonia ranks 71st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -3.9% | — |
| 1994 | -9.9% | +156.9% |
| 1995 | -7.3% | -26.8% |
| 1996 | -10.4% | +43.0% |
| 1997 | -10.3% | -1.3% |
| 1998 | -9.6% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | -4.4% | -54.2% |
| 2000 | -3.2% | -26.1% |
| 2001 | -4.0% | +22.1% |
| 2002 | -7.4% | +87.2% |
| 2003 | -8.5% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | -7.8% | -7.5% |
| 2005 | -5.1% | -35.2% |
| 2006 | -10.1% | +99.5% |
| 2007 | -8.8% | -13.0% |
| 2008 | -3.9% | -55.6% |
| 2009 | 5.0% | -227.1% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +29.3% |
| 2011 | 5.8% | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -71.7% |
| 2013 | 2.3% | +40.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +39.8% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | -9.9% |
| 2017 | 4.0% | +23.9% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -41.7% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | +59.2% |
| 2020 | -1.1% | -129.4% |
| 2021 | -1.2% | +14.4% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -33.3% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -215.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -68.5% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | +220.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.0% | -10.4% | -3.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | -5.4% | -10.1% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -1.2% | 1.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0511 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 1,759 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2146 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,385 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1899 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 6,535 current LCU per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Estonia?
- External balance on goods and services in Estonia was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.4% in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Estonia ranks 71st out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. 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.