International tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia
Estonia: International tourism, receipts for travel items was 588.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia is 588.00 million current US$, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 66.2% on the previous year and down 44.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia peaked at 1.86 billion current US$ in 2014 and was at its lowest, 357.00 million current US$, in 1995.
That places Estonia 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 357.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 484.00 million current US$ | +35.6% |
| 1997 | 473.00 million current US$ | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 539.00 million current US$ | +14.0% |
| 1999 | 549.00 million current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 508.00 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 507.00 million current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 555.00 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2003 | 671.00 million current US$ | +20.9% |
| 2004 | 887.00 million current US$ | +32.2% |
| 2005 | 971.00 million current US$ | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.02 billion current US$ | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.19 billion current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 1.09 billion current US$ | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 1.06 billion current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.26 billion current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2012 | 1.29 billion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 1.63 billion current US$ | +26.4% |
| 2014 | 1.86 billion current US$ | +14.6% |
| 2015 | 1.49 billion current US$ | -19.9% |
| 2016 | 1.54 billion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.66 billion current US$ | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.78 billion current US$ | +7.2% |
| 2019 | 1.74 billion current US$ | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 588.00 million current US$ | -66.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 480.40 million current US$ | 357.00 million current US$ | 549.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 844.20 million current US$ | 507.00 million current US$ | 1.19 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.53 billion current US$ | 1.06 billion current US$ | 1.86 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 588.00 million current US$ | 588.00 million current US$ | 588.00 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$), annual growth rate 11.63 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Estonia was 588.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 billion current US$ in 2014.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 357.00 million current US$ in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Estonia ranks 86th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.8%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.