Foreign trade picked up in April

In April, the trade deficit was 365 million euros, which is 18 million euros more than in April 2025.

Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the year-on-year increase in total exports was influenced the most by the 19% rise in re-exports, i.e. the exports of previously imported goods. “Re-exports of fuels showed the biggest growth. The top commodities in re-exports were transport equipment and mineral products,” said Leppmets.  

Exports of goods of Estonian origin increased by 10% year on year and represented 61% of total exports in April. The goods of Estonian origin that were exported the most in April were electrical equipment and wood and articles of wood.

In April, the biggest increase occurred in exports of mineral products

The main commodities exported in April were electrical equipment (14% of Estonia’s total exports), agricultural products and food preparations (11%) and transport equipment (11%). Compared with April 2025, exports of mineral products, including various spirits, increased the most – by 78 million euros (76%). There was also an increase in the exports of electrical equipment (up by 29 million euros, or 13%) and mechanical appliances (up by 28 million euros, or 21%). In April year on year, exports of agricultural products and food preparations decreased the most – by 12 million euros (6%). 

Estonia’s top export partner in April was Finland (15% of total exports), followed by Latvia (12%) and Lithuania (10%). The main commodities exported were electrical equipment to Finland, transport equipment and mineral products to Latvia, and transport equipment to Lithuania. Compared with April last year, the biggest rise occurred in exports of goods to Argentina (up by 50 million euros, or 94 times) and Latvia (up by 48 million euros, or 1%), due to increased exports of mineral products. There were more dispatches of various spirits to Argentina and more exports of natural gas to Latvia.

Finland, Latvia and Lithuania were the top partner countries for imports

The main commodities imported in April were transport equipment (14% of Estonia’s total imports), electrical equipment (13%), mineral products (12%) and agricultural products and food preparations (12%). Compared with April 2025, the biggest increase was recorded in the imports of mineral products, including diesel fuel (up by 107 million euros, or 69%), which was also impacted by the higher prices of fuels. There was also an increase in the imports of electrical equipment (up by 34 million euros, or 14%) and mechanical appliances (up by 25 million euros, or 14%). In April, imports of paper and paper products decreased the most (down by 11 million euros, or 29%).

The top partner countries for Estonia’s imports of goods were Finland, Latvia and Lithuania – each accounted for 11% of Estonia’s total imports. The main commodities imported were mineral products from Finland and Lithuania, and agricultural products and food preparations from Latvia. Year on year, the biggest rise occurred in imports of goods from Finland (up by 38 million euros, or 19%) and the Netherlands (up by 38 million euros, or 36%), as there were more arrivals of mineral products. The biggest decrease occurred in imports of goods from Turkey (down by 27 million euros, or 60%), with fewer arrivals of transport equipment.

Statistics Estonia performs the statistical activity “Foreign trade” for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with the aim to determine how exporting and importing enterprises are performing in Estonia.

Data as at 9 June 2026 are published. The indicator values may change if there are any revisions made in the data sources after this date.

See also the foreign trade section on our website. Statistics Estonia’s foreign trade application provides visualised foreign trade data for Estonia.

More detailed data have been published in the statistical database. Due to rounding, the sum of rows in some tables may differ from the sum total of the column.

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Annaliisa Köss
Media Relations Partner
Marketing and Dissemination Department
Statistics Estonia
Tel +372 5696 6484
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