Industry
Industry is the largest sector of the Estonian economy and an important driver of economic growth. Industrial enterprises create many jobs and provide opportunities for enterprises in other sectors as well.
Industry includes
- the mining and processing of natural resources;
- energy production and the manufacture of equipment, machinery and products;
- the processing of agricultural products;
- the processing of manufactured products.
Statistics Estonia collects and publishes economic indicators for three industrial activities – mining, energy production and manufacturing. The mining industry includes the mining, quarrying and processing of mineral resources. The energy industry covers the production and supply of electricity, heat and natural gas. There are 23 manufacturing activities where materials, substances and components are made into new finished or semi-finished products, which can be used in further production processes.
The volume and value indices of industrial production show changes in the volumes and prices of industrial production over time by economic activity. The indices are used to assess the situation of industry in Estonia. More than half of Estonia’s industrial output is exported. Statistics Estonia publishes export indices of industrial production (as a total and separately for the euro area and the non-euro area) and indices of the domestic sales of industrial production.
We publish the following indicators for industrial enterprises:
- turnover
- costs
- profit
- assets
- liabilities
- equity
- investments
- volume of industrial production
The main purpose of the statistics on industry is to describe the sector's economic cycle and measure the change in the value added generated by production, which is required for assessing the growth of gross domestic product (GDP). Analysis of industry data allows forecasting the turning points in the economic cycle. Studying the market situation helps to increase competitiveness and efficiency in the industry sector.
The new version of the Estonian Classification of Economic Activities – EMTAK 2025 – is in force since 1 January 2025. EMTAK 2025 reflects today’s economic environment and activities. Data based on the updated classification are published by Statistics Estonia starting from 2026. Read more on our website.
Industrial production at current prices, 2020–2024
Unit: million euros
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - all activities | 13,157.1 | 16,026.4 | 19,482.3 | 17,683.6 | 17,036.1 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 697.1 | 1,079.8 | 1,654.3 | 1,341.6 | 1,095.0 |
| Mining and quarrying | 340.5 | 313.3 | 391.5 | 369.2 | 390.3 |
| Manufacturing | 12,117.3 | 14,630.1 | 17,436.5 | 15,972.8 | 15,550.7 |
Industrial sales total and industrial sales to non-residents, 2020–2024
Unit: million euros
| Industrial sales | Industrial sales to non-residents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 13,171.9 | 7,563.7 |
| 2021 | 15,929.4 | 9,103.7 |
| 2022 | 19,301.0 | 11,180.9 |
| 2023 | 17,641.2 | 10,358.8 |
| 2024 | 17,020.0 | 10,150.8 |
Turnover of manufacturing, annual, 2020–2024
Unit: thousand euros
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 13,326,795 | 16,057,913 | 19,016,723 | 17,662,295 | 17,260,404 |
| ..manufacture of food products | 1,882,500 | 2,037,563 | 2,519,851 | 2,689,473 | 2,872,509 |
| ..manufacture of beverages | 254,478 | 276,952 | 318,804 | 350,866 | 364,444 |
| ..manufacture of textiles | 353,200 | 366,159 | 360,649 | 344,177 | 302,835 |
| ..manufacture of wearing apparel | 175,621 | 184,634 | 220,179 | 217,365 | 194,659 |
| ..manufacture of leather and related products | 31,642 | 28,095 | 33,728 | 36,199 | 32,631 |
| ..manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | 2,548,535 | 3,731,901 | 4,269,164 | 3,401,494 | 3,210,756 |
| ..manufacture of paper and paper products | 222,515 | 281,204 | 352,812 | 257,624 | 277,860 |
| ..printing and reproduction of recorded media | 216,080 | 221,260 | 259,042 | 256,385 | 244,395 |
| ..manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 245,677 | . | 420,791 | 384,185 | 370,695 |
| ..manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 514,036 | 601,338 | 730,359 | 548,979 | 509,499 |
| ..manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 57,308 | 55,453 | 62,798 | 72,376 | 71,883 |
| ..manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 480,997 | 586,245 | 654,750 | 596,628 | 595,492 |
| ..manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 569,821 | 685,985 | 825,369 | 742,107 | 685,507 |
| ..manufacture of basic metals | 84,357 | 109,767 | 139,416 | 121,354 | 123,335 |
| ..manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 1,358,312 | 1,725,365 | 2,113,954 | 1,869,798 | 1,809,681 |
| ..manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 1,193,715 | 1,200,792 | 1,566,957 | 1,498,244 | 1,375,048 |
| ..manufacture of electrical equipment | 780,054 | 884,576 | 1,022,322 | 1,062,223 | 1,048,565 |
| ..manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 485,281 | 573,248 | 718,619 | 683,623 | 688,467 |
| ..manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 411,197 | 556,005 | 645,424 | 671,755 | 584,058 |
| ..manufacture of other transport equipment | 125,833 | 128,061 | 157,789 | 157,465 | 186,731 |
| ..manufacture of furniture | 598,464 | 706,304 | 711,327 | 640,409 | 604,069 |
Number of enterprises, 2015–2024
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7,053 | 7,259 | 7,507 | 7,470 | 7,787 | 7,981 | 9,060 | 9,435 | 9,622 | 9,589 |
| ..manufacture of food products | 552 | 597 | 640 | 642 | 663 | 689 | 816 | 887 | 902 | 915 |
| ..manufacture of beverages | 62 | 86 | 97 | 109 | 98 | 126 | 125 | 136 | 141 | 142 |
| ..manufacture of textiles | 267 | 277 | 307 | 304 | 304 | 303 | 347 | 361 | 368 | 367 |
| ..manufacture of wearing apparel | 529 | 524 | 534 | 515 | 527 | 504 | 657 | 693 | 714 | 648 |
| ..manufacture of leather and related products | 70 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 86 |
| ..manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | 1,102 | 1,086 | 1,097 | 1,053 | 1,110 | 1,146 | 1,271 | 1,302 | 1,301 | 1,233 |
| ..manufacture of paper and paper products | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 64 | 58 |
| ..printing and reproduction of recorded media | 386 | 378 | 387 | 363 | 371 | 366 | 380 | 381 | 388 | 398 |
| ..manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| ..manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 111 | 110 | 126 | 127 | 122 | 119 | 133 | 153 | 160 | 161 |
| ..manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| ..manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 213 | 223 | 210 | 202 | 210 | 209 | 218 | 217 | 216 | 216 |
| ..manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 255 | 252 | 262 | 259 | 257 | 262 | 315 | 320 | 313 | 338 |
| ..manufacture of basic metals | 29 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
| ..manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 1,223 | 1,280 | 1,320 | 1,335 | 1,414 | 1,444 | 1,563 | 1,653 | 1,640 | 1,606 |
| ..manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 114 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 124 | 134 | 130 | 131 | 146 | 150 |
| ..manufacture of electrical equipment | 131 | 130 | 136 | 139 | 145 | 137 | 144 | 156 | 159 | 175 |
| ..manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 175 | 184 | 184 | 197 | 195 | 200 | 227 | 225 | 233 | 251 |
| ..manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 97 |
| ..manufacture of other transport equipment | 81 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 94 | 112 | 125 | 128 | 133 | 139 |
| ..manufacture of furniture | 704 | 719 | 735 | 742 | 799 | 809 | 923 | 957 | 952 | 893 |
Industrial production grew by 4.5% in August
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2026, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 4.5% at constant prices compared with August last year. Output increased in all three industrial sectors: by 25.3% in mining, by 56.9% in energy production and by 1.2% in manufacturing.
In July, industrial output started to grow
According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2026, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 2.3% at constant prices compared with July last year. Output increased in all three industrial sectors: by 13.5% in mining, by 16% in energy production and by 1.1% in manufacturing.
Industrial output down for the fifth month in a row
According to Statistics Estonia, in June 2026, the total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 4.6% at constant prices compared with June last year. Among the three industrial sectors, output increased by 26.7% in mining but decreased by 12.6% in energy production and by 5.3% in manufacturing.