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Increased imports led to a higher trade deficit in February

Date 11.04.2022

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According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2022, Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 18% and imports by 35% compared to February 2021. The rise in imports was significantly influenced by the greater imports of electricity and mineral fuels.

In the fourth quarter, the economy contracted by 1.2%

Date 01.03.2021

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According to Statistics Estonia, in the fourth quarter of 2020, the gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 1.2% year on year, and the GDP at current prices was 7.3 billion euros. In 2020 as a whole, the Estonian economy shrank by 2.9%.

Industrial production down by 1.1% in October

Date 04.12.2025

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Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that manufacturing production in October decreased for the second month in a row. “Although the volume of industrial production was up in half of the manufacturing activities in October, the overall volume of the sector declined, mainly due to a decrease in the production of computers and electronic products (3.1%), food products (1.9%), and electrical equipment (6.8%). A slight drop was also seen in the manufacture of wood, at 0.8%,” Bunder added. “The decline in the production of computers and electronic products is primarily due to

In August, industrial production grew by 1%

Date 06.10.2025

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Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that production volumes in manufacturing have shown a year-on-year increase each month this year. “There is an upward trend, but the growth has remained slow so far. On a positive note, output in the electronics industry has grown for three months in a row, and in August there was also an increase in the output of the manufacture of wood, which holds the biggest share among economic activities,” noted Bunder. In August, the volume of industrial production was up in two thirds of the manufacturing activities. Looking at the larger

Peer Review of Statistics Estonia, 2021

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Statistics Estonia and all other statistical authorities of the European Union, forming the European Statistical System partnership, are responsible for the development, production and dissemination of European statistics. All European statistical authorities adhere to the 16 key principles defined in the European Statistics Code of Practice, which is supported by the Quality Assurance Framework of the European Statistical System. Implementation of the European Statistics Code of Practice is monitored through peer reviews conducted about every five years. The previous round of peer reviews was

Trade with non-EU countries decreased in February

Date 10.04.2023

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According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2023, Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 2% and imports decreased by 8% compared with February 2022. Exports of goods amounted to 1.5 billion and imports to 1.6 billion euros at current prices. The trade deficit was 103 million euros, down by 167 million euros year on year.

Positive trends in foreign trade continued in February

Date 09.04.2021

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According to Statistics Estonia, in February, exports of goods increased by 16% and imports by 10% year on year. The growth in foreign trade was significantly boosted by trade in mineral products and wood and articles of wood.

In August, the industrial producer price index was affected the most by the rising price of electricity

Date 20.09.2022

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The producer price index of industrial output, which expresses changes in the producer prices of industrial goods manufactured in Estonia for the domestic market and for export, rose by 1.3% in August compared with July 2022 and by 28.3% compared with August 2021.

Working international students and graduates contributed nearly 23 million euros in taxes in the academic year 2023/2024

Date 17.09.2025

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This is the sixth time that Statistics Estonia has been commissioned by the Education and Youth Board to analyse the economic contribution of working international students and international graduates who stay in Estonia and work here. In the academic year 2023/2024, there were 4,336 international students in Estonia and 1,960 of them worked here as well. The number of working international students has decreased, but they are more often in long-term employment Kadri Rootalu, data scientist at Statistics Estonia and the author of the report, said that, compared to the preceding academic year

Imports of goods increased in November

Date 09.01.2023

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According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2022, Estonia’s exports of goods at current prices remained at the same level and imports increased by 12% compared with November 2021.