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Statistics Estonia prepared an analysis for Archimedes Foundation on the participation of international students in the Estonian labour market and its impact on the economy. It appeared that in the previous academic year, foreign students paid eight million euros in income and social tax in Estonia. International students who graduated the year prior contributed additionally over two million euros. The share of international students who work besides studying has increased significantly in the last three years. A half of them continue working in Estonia even after receiving a diploma.

In March, the trade deficit was 234 million euros, which is 34 million euros less than in the same month last year. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, in the first quarter, exports of goods increased by 4% and imports by 3% compared with the first quarter of 2025. “The increased exports in the first quarter resulted mainly from the 11% rise in re-exports, while the exports of goods of Estonian origin were unchanged year on year. Re-exports – that is, the exports of previously imported goods – were boosted the most by the increased exports of

According to Statistics Estonia, in the third quarter of 2022, the construction price index increased by 3.8% compared with the second quarter of 2022 and by 17.4% compared with the third quarter of 2021.

Tea Vassiljeva, analyst at Statistics Estonia, explained that there were 64,200 unemployed persons in the first quarter of 2025, which is the highest value of this indicator in the last 12 years. “The number of the unemployed increased by 5,300 compared with the same quarter of last year. The unemployment rate rose to 8.6%, which is 0.8 percentage points more than a year earlier and 1.2 percentage points more than in the fourth quarter of last year,” noted Vassiljeva. The unemployment rate was 9% for men and 8.2% for women. “Ida-Viru county was the only region where the unemployment rate

According to Statistics Estonia, in 2022, the construction price index increased by 17.8% compared with the average of 2021. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the construction price index increased by 1.9% compared with the third quarter of 2022. The rise in the index compared with the fourth quarter of 2021 was again record high at 16.1%.

Evelin Puura, the Foreign Trade Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, said that exports and imports of goods grew by 4% in the first quarter and that the growth accelerated in the second quarter, when exports were up by 13% and imports by 11% compared with a year earlier. In the first six months of 2026, exports of goods amounted to nearly 10.1 billion euros and imports to nearly 12 billion euros at current prices. “In the first half of the year, the main commodities exported were electrical equipment as well as agricultural products and food preparations, while the main

Data analytics involves collecting, processing, and analysing large amounts of data and making decisions based on this information. Tiina Pärson, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the use of data analytics in enterprises has quickly gone from being a niche skill to a common and natural part of daily work. “Data analytics is like a compass for enterprises, allowing them to better understand the market and their customers, increase efficiency, and make data-driven decisions. Two years ago, approximately 19% of enterprises used data analytics, while this year the figure stands at

According to Statistics Estonia, in the first quarter of 2021, the construction price index increased by 0.7% compared to the fourth quarter of 2020 and by 0.5% compared to the first quarter of 2020.