Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Estonia
Estonia: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Estonia, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 52.8% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Estonia peaked at 54.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1990.
That places Estonia 40th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.0% | — |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.7% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 38.3% | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 36.4% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 47.3% | +30.0% |
| 2001 | 45.2% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -12.6% |
| 2003 | 42.6% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 42.6% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.7% | +18.9% |
| 2006 | 50.1% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 46.5% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 45.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 44.6% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 49.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 52.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 54.3% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | -0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 52.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.8%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 52.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +30.0% | 36.4% | 47.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.8% | 32.0% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.7% | 39.5% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 42.3% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.0% | 51.5% | 54.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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)
- Food exports 12.5% (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Estonia?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Estonia was 52.8% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 54.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.