Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Estonia
Estonia: Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of was 1.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Estonia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.2% for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in 2024.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Estonia peaked at 2.3% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Estonia 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +147.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +47.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +99.5% |
| 2004 | 1.4% | +164.9% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +31.4% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -26.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.6% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -22.5% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | -2.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.6× the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.5%, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +164.9% | 0.5% | 1.4% |
| 2001 | +147.4% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| 2003 | +99.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.1% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 132 Czechia 1.2% compare
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- 136 Indonesia 1.1% compare
- 137 San Marino 1.1% compare
- 138 Aruba 1.0% 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 volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Estonia?
- Volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of in Estonia was 1.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2006.
- What is the lowest volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of?
- Estonia ranks 135th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is volume of remittances (in united states dollars) as a proportion of rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Volume of remittances (in United States dollars) as a proportion of total GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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