Transport services in Estonia
Estonia: Transport services was 18.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service exports, BoP.
Analysis
In 2025, transport services in Estonia stood at 18.6%. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Estonia peaked at 73.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2025.
Estonia ranks 77th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Transport services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of service exports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 73.7% | — |
| 1993 | 64.9% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 60.2% | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | -32.3% |
| 1996 | 37.8% | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 47.2% | +24.7% |
| 1998 | 44.3% | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 44.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 40.8% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 39.3% | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 38.5% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 38.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 34.4% | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 33.0% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 28.4% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 28.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 27.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 25.4% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -12.4% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | -6.2% |
| 2025 | 18.6% | -10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 37.8% | 73.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 36.2% | 44.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 28.4% | 39.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.6% | 18.6% | 27.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 transport services in Estonia?
- Transport services in Estonia was 18.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2025.
- How does Estonia rank for transport services?
- Estonia ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Transport services (% of service exports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Transport services covers the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are services provided by residents to non-residents.