Imports of goods and services in Estonia
Estonia: Imports of goods and services was 5.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Estonia, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 5.0% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1,249.6% on the previous year and up 336.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Estonia peaked at 29.4% in 1997 and was at its lowest, -30.6%, in 2009.
Estonia ranks 76th of 178 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.
Imports of goods and services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.2% | — |
| 1995 | 5.3% | -56.3% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +47.0% |
| 1997 | 29.4% | +274.4% |
| 1998 | 13.0% | -55.8% |
| 1999 | -5.7% | -144.1% |
| 2000 | -5.4% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 12.4% | -331.0% |
| 2002 | 13.3% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 14.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 16.7% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 20.7% | +24.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -37.3% |
| 2008 | -6.2% | -147.4% |
| 2009 | -30.6% | +397.0% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -169.5% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | +27.9% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -64.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -74.8% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | -181.8% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -383.4% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -41.9% |
| 2018 | 6.5% | +84.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -43.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -77.1% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +2704.2% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -78.5% |
| 2023 | -7.3% | -244.7% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | -105.1% |
| 2025 | 5.0% | +1249.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 5.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.4× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 5.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.6%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imports of goods and services in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +2704.2% | 0.8% | 23.5% |
| 2025 | +1249.6% | 0.4% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | -5.7% | 29.4% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | -30.6% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | -2.1% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | -7.3% | 23.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 73 Georgia 5.7% compare
- 74 Poland 5.6% compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.3% compare
- 77 Philippines 5.0% compare
- 78 Czechia 5.0% compare
- 79 Mauritania 5.0% compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -24.28 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -838.20 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 75.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,785 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Estonia?
- Imports of goods and services in Estonia was 5.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1997.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -30.6% in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for imports of goods and services?
- Estonia ranks 76th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 336.0%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.