International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Estonia
Estonia: International tourism, expenditures was 676.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 676.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.6% on the previous year and down 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Estonia peaked at 1.81 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 121.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Estonia ranks 82nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Estonia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 121.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 141.00 million current US$ | +16.5% |
| 1997 | 162.00 million current US$ | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 197.00 million current US$ | +21.6% |
| 1999 | 255.00 million current US$ | +29.4% |
| 2000 | 253.00 million current US$ | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 253.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 305.00 million current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2003 | 404.00 million current US$ | +32.5% |
| 2004 | 486.00 million current US$ | +20.3% |
| 2005 | 530.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 706.00 million current US$ | +33.2% |
| 2007 | 804.00 million current US$ | +13.9% |
| 2008 | 939.00 million current US$ | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.24 billion current US$ | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 1.35 billion current US$ | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 1.17 billion current US$ | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 1.30 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 1.40 billion current US$ | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 1.65 billion current US$ | +18.1% |
| 2019 | 1.81 billion current US$ | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 676.00 million current US$ | -62.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 676.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 51% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 676.00 million current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.33 billion current US$, 51% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -62.6% | 1.81 billion current US$ | 676.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 175.20 million current US$ | 121.00 million current US$ | 255.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 520.00 million current US$ | 253.00 million current US$ | 939.00 million current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.41 billion current US$ | 1.17 billion current US$ | 1.81 billion current US$ | 7 |
| 2020s | 676.00 million current US$ | 676.00 million current US$ | 676.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More private sector data for Estonia
- Merchandise trade 98.4% (2025)
- Food imports 14.2% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 67.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 25.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 13.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 64.4% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 20.98 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Estonia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Estonia was 676.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.81 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 121.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Estonia ranks 82nd out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.