Estonia Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-444

Units In

EUR Million

-304

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 10, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
28.88 Oct 2020	-542 Apr 2022	-135.61 EUR Million	1993-2025	Statistics Estonia

In recent years Estonia’s exports grew significantly. The biggest share in Estonia’s exports are machinery and equipment (mainly wireless-network gear, wind generators), mineral products and agricultural products and food preparations. Main exports partners are Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Being a small state, Estonia has to import many goods. The biggest share in Estonia’s imports are machinery and equipment, mineral products and agricultural products and food preparations. Main import partners are Finland, Sweden and Germany.

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Estonia’s trade deficit widened to EUR 443.8 million in July 2025, marking the largest shortfall since December 2022, from EUR 368 million in the corresponding period month of the previous year, as imports rose more than exports. Year-on-year, imports advanced by 11% to EUR 1,871 million, driven by higher purchases from both EU countries (9%) and non-EU countries (23%). Arrivals went up for articles of plastics and rubber (49%), machinery and mechanical appliances (21%), and plastics and rubber (16%). Meanwhile, exports rose by 9% to EUR 1,428 million, driven by higher shipments to EU countries (14%), despite a decline to non-EU countries (-4%). Among commodities, notable increases were seen in mineral products (49%), transport equipment (26%), and electrical equipment (11%). Considering the January-July period, the country recorded a EUR 2,221 million trade shortfall, widening from a EUR 1,977 million gap in the corresponding period a year earlier.