Travel services in Estonia
Estonia: Travel services was 13.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 13.9% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 45.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Estonia peaked at 26.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 128th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11.8% | — |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 11.6% | +19.4% |
| 1995 | 17.9% | +55.2% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 16.5% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +37.3% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -14.2% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 21.3% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 26.8% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 26.0% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -16.8% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | +67.4% |
| 2023 | 13.5% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 14.5% | +6.9% |
| 2025 | 13.9% | -3.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 13.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.1%, 66% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 13.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 68% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.8% | 26.9% | 9.2% |
| 2022 | +67.4% | 7.7% | 12.8% |
| 1995 | +55.2% | 11.6% | 17.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.6% | 9.7% | 23.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.0% | 20.1% | 23.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 20.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 7.7% | 14.5% | 6 |
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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 travel services in Estonia?
- Travel services in Estonia was 13.9% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for travel services?
- Estonia ranks 128th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.6%. 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 Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.