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According to Statistics Estonia, in May 2023, Estonia’s exports of goods decreased by 15% and imports by 13% at current prices compared with May 2022. Exports of goods amounted to 1.6 billion and imports to 1.9 billion euros at current prices. The trade deficit was 309 million euros, which is 12 million euros more than in May last year.

According to Statistics Estonia, in March 2019, compared to March 2018, the exports of goods increased by 8% and imports by 5%. The trade growth was due to increased exports and imports with the European Union countries.

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2013 the expenditure on research and development (R&D) in Estonia equalled 326 million euros, which is 14% less than in 2012.

There is much value in the knowledge that the unemployment rate in Estonia was 6.6% in the second quarter of 2026, or that prices in September were 3.5% higher than in the same month a year ago. But we need comparative data on other countries to assess whether our indicators are exceptional or normal, whether the changes in Estonia are faster or slower than in other countries, and what we could learn from other countries’ experience. For a small country, comparisons are especially valuable. With a population of just 1.3 million, Estonia cannot always rely on its own experience when making

Eve Valdvee, the Agricultural and Technology Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that farm structure surveys offer a more complete picture of agriculture, including the trends in activities and the areas in need of funding. “Active participation in the survey is in the best interest of the agricultural sector – it ensures that the following data analysis and decision-making can be as accurate and relevant as possible,” emphasised Valdvee. Up to 4,000 enterprises and individuals will be surveyed. The sample list is based on register information (Agricultural Registers and

Hendrik Pungar, data scientist at Statistics Estonia, said that, compared with Estonia, dwelling prices have grown faster in Lithuania for more than three years and in Latvia for nearly two years. “In Lithuania, the year-on-year increase in prices has been higher than in Estonia in every quarter since the beginning of 2023. In Latvia, the rise in dwelling prices was still slower than in Estonia in the middle of 2024, but since the end of 2024 prices in Latvia have risen faster than in Estonia in each quarter,” noted Pungar. In the second quarter of 2026, dwelling prices in Sweden were up by 4

In the first quarter, the balance of foreign trade in services was in surplus by 765 million euros. The surplus increased by 114 million euros compared with the first quarter of 2025. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that exports of services to European Union (EU) countries were up by 7% and intra-EU imports by 5%. She added that extra-EU trade in services declined, with exports falling by 1% and imports by 9%. “The fall in extra-EU exports resulted from the decreased supply of telecommunications, computer and information services to the USA and lower exports of