International tourism, receipts in Estonia
Estonia: International tourism, receipts was 4.0% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, receipts in Estonia is 4.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 60.4% on the previous year and down 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Estonia peaked at 22.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 103rd of 183 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.4% | — |
| 1996 | 22.2% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 19.3% | -13.1% |
| 1998 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.8% | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 18.8% | -13.9% |
| 2001 | 16.8% | -10.4% |
| 2002 | 17.2% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 15.0% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 10.0% | -20.2% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 10.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 10.1% | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | -60.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.6% | 19.3% | 22.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 10.0% | 18.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 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 4.0% 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 22.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Estonia ranks 103rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 (% of total exports). 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. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.