Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Estonia
Estonia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside was 6.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Estonia, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 6.0% for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Estonia peaked at 11.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1993.
Estonia ranks 167th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1.5% | — |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +42.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -13.7% |
| 1996 | 2.5% | +45.1% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +93.4% |
| 1998 | 4.6% | -4.4% |
| 1999 | 4.5% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 5.3% | +18.8% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +110.6% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | -11.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -29.9% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -17.7% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 3.8% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 4.2% | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 4.8% | +13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.6% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 5.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.8% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | -5.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 6.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.2%, 54% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 6.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15.8%, 38% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +110.6% | 5.3% | 11.2% |
| 1997 | +93.4% | 2.5% | 4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.9% | 1.4% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.2% | 6.0% | 6.4% | 4 |
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 merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Estonia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside in Estonia was 6.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside?
- Estonia ranks 167th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.