Trade in services (% of GDP) in Estonia
Estonia: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 59.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Estonia, 1993–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Estonia stood at 59.3%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Estonia peaked at 59.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1993.
Estonia ranks 26th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 15.1% | — |
| 1994 | 23.7% | +57.0% |
| 1995 | 31.6% | +33.4% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 41.2% | +12.0% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 43.2% | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 43.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | -9.4% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 35.1% | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 38.0% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 36.9% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 39.4% | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 42.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 42.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 40.8% | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 59.3% | +6.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 59.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 1.8× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 59.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +57.0% | 15.1% | 23.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 15.1% | 44.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 35.1% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 39.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 40.8% | 59.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 23 Turks and Caicos Islands 68.1% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 66.5% compare
- 25 Bahrain 64.7% compare
- 27 Kosovo 57.1% compare
- 27 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 57.1% compare
- 29 Denmark 56.6% 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 trade in services in Estonia?
- Trade in services in Estonia was 59.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for trade in services?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.