Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Estonia
Estonia: Total FDI outflows — Value US$ was 1,492 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Estonia stood at 1,492 million USD.
The figure is up 77.8% on the previous year and up 189.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi outflows — value us$ in Estonia peaked at 1,971 million USD in 2019 and was at its lowest, -1,454 million USD, in 2011.
Estonia ranks 44th of 168 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.
Total FDI outflows — Value US$ in Estonia, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.91 million USD | — |
| 1993 | 6.09 million USD | +219.4% |
| 1994 | 2.26 million USD | -62.9% |
| 1995 | 2.49 million USD | +10.0% |
| 1996 | 39.36 million USD | +1483.9% |
| 1997 | 138.69 million USD | +252.4% |
| 1998 | 5.83 million USD | -95.8% |
| 1999 | 84.49 million USD | +1349.2% |
| 2000 | 61.45 million USD | -27.3% |
| 2001 | 201.79 million USD | +228.4% |
| 2002 | 131.66 million USD | -34.8% |
| 2003 | 155.07 million USD | +17.8% |
| 2004 | 268.95 million USD | +73.4% |
| 2005 | 662.84 million USD | +146.5% |
| 2006 | 1,017 million USD | +53.4% |
| 2007 | 1,684 million USD | +65.6% |
| 2008 | 1,142 million USD | -32.2% |
| 2009 | 1,375 million USD | +20.4% |
| 2010 | 167.14 million USD | -87.8% |
| 2011 | -1,454 million USD | -970.0% |
| 2012 | 1,054 million USD | -172.5% |
| 2013 | 516.1 million USD | -51.0% |
| 2014 | 42.11 million USD | -91.8% |
| 2015 | 182.07 million USD | +332.3% |
| 2016 | 486.93 million USD | +167.4% |
| 2017 | 889.73 million USD | +82.7% |
| 2018 | 44.52 million USD | -95.0% |
| 2019 | 1,971 million USD | +4326.7% |
| 2020 | 251.97 million USD | -87.2% |
| 2021 | -635.61 million USD | -352.3% |
| 2022 | 839.07 million USD | -232.0% |
| 2023 | 1,492 million USD | +77.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1,492 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 1,178 million USD, 1.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1,492 million USD is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 755.46 million USD, 2.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI outflows — Value US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | +4326.7% | 44.52 million USD | 1,971 million USD |
| 1996 | +1483.9% | 2.49 million USD | 39.36 million USD |
| 1999 | +1349.2% | 5.83 million USD | 84.49 million USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.14 million USD | 1.91 million USD | 138.69 million USD | 8 |
| 2000s | 669.95 million USD | 61.45 million USD | 1,684 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 389.9 million USD | -1,454 million USD | 1,971 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 486.73 million USD | -635.61 million USD | 1,492 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 41 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,007 million USD compare
- 42 Azerbaijan 1,875 million USD compare
- 43 China, Macao SAR 1,607 million USD compare
- 45 Finland 1,372 million USD compare
- 46 Philippines 1,251 million USD compare
- 47 Colombia 1,211 million USD compare
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 299.84 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0241 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 218.94 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 181.11 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi outflows — value us$ in Estonia?
- Total fdi outflows — value us$ in Estonia was 1,492 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,971 million USD in 2019.
- What is the lowest total fdi outflows — value us$ recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -1,454 million USD in 2011.
- How does Estonia rank for total fdi outflows — value us$?
- Estonia ranks 44th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi outflows — value us$ rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 189.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI outflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.