International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Estonia
Estonia: International tourism, receipts (current US$) was 865.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, receipts in Estonia stood at 865.00 million current US$.
The figure is down 62.6% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Estonia peaked at 2.33 billion current US$ in 2018 and was at its lowest, 452.00 million current US$, in 1995.
Estonia ranks 86th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts (current US$) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 452.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 565.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 1997 | 597.00 million current US$ | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 668.00 million current US$ | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 702.00 million current US$ | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 657.00 million current US$ | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 661.00 million current US$ | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 737.00 million current US$ | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 883.00 million current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2004 | 1.11 billion current US$ | +25.8% |
| 2005 | 1.23 billion current US$ | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 1.36 billion current US$ | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 1.42 billion current US$ | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.64 billion current US$ | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 2.02 billion current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 2.28 billion current US$ | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 1.89 billion current US$ | -16.9% |
| 2016 | 1.91 billion current US$ | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 2.12 billion current US$ | +11.1% |
| 2018 | 2.33 billion current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 2.31 billion current US$ | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 865.00 million current US$ | -62.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 865.00 million current US$ is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.76 billion current US$, 49% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 865.00 million current US$ is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.61 billion current US$, 54% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts (current US$) 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% | 2.31 billion current US$ | 865.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 596.80 million current US$ | 452.00 million current US$ | 702.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.08 billion current US$ | 657.00 million current US$ | 1.64 billion current US$ | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.12 billion current US$ | 1.89 billion current US$ | 2.33 billion current US$ | 7 |
| 2020s | 865.00 million current US$ | 865.00 million current US$ | 865.00 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$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Estonia?
- International tourism, receipts in Estonia was 865.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.33 billion current US$ in 2018.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 452.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Estonia ranks 86th out of 195 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, receipts (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.