Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Estonia
Estonia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 12.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Estonia, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food exports in Estonia is 12.5%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Estonia peaked at 16.3% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 121st of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 16.1% | — |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 15.6% | -3.8% |
| 1999 | 11.0% | -29.5% |
| 2000 | 8.0% | -27.2% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +25.6% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +16.4% |
| 2003 | 10.6% | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | -13.2% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 9.6% | +27.4% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +16.5% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -12.0% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +18.6% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | +16.6% |
| 2025 | 12.5% | -8.4% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 12.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 1.1× the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 12.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 97% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.9% | 11.0% | 16.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.6% | 7.5% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.8% | 8.9% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.1% | 13.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 118 Romania 13.0% compare
- 119 South Africa 12.8% compare
- 120 Luxembourg 12.7% compare
- 122 Mozambique 12.4% compare
- 123 Morocco 12.1% compare
- 124 India 11.9% compare
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 13.3% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.6% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 12.06 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 65.1% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 15.73 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 15,353 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4461 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Estonia?
- Food exports in Estonia was 12.5% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1997.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for food exports?
- Estonia ranks 121st out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.