Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Estonia
Estonia: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 2.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Estonia, 1993–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Estonia is 2.0%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 12.0% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Estonia peaked at 6.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2015.
Estonia ranks 177th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 4.6% | — |
| 1994 | 3.7% | -19.2% |
| 1995 | 2.9% | -23.7% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +26.3% |
| 1997 | 3.2% | -10.1% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +16.2% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -27.4% |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +18.6% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +84.2% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -45.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | -20.0% |
| 2006 | 3.5% | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 3.5% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | +45.5% |
| 2009 | 2.9% | -42.0% |
| 2010 | 3.1% | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +25.8% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -54.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +21.7% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | +111.3% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -26.6% |
| 2020 | 2.9% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | +62.6% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -51.0% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -12.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.5%, 45% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.2%, 48% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.6% | 2.9% | 4.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.0% | 4.7% | 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 within in Estonia?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Estonia was 2.0% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2015.
- How does Estonia rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Estonia ranks 177th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 within 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 within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.