Transport services in Estonia
Estonia: Transport services was 24.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 24.2% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Estonia peaked at 76.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 127th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Transport services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 76.3% | — |
| 1993 | 66.5% | -12.8% |
| 1994 | 54.9% | -17.4% |
| 1995 | 52.0% | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 50.4% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 52.2% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 49.8% | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 44.3% | -11.0% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +11.1% |
| 2001 | 48.6% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 35.8% | -21.1% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 35.1% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 37.5% | +6.8% |
| 2013 | 35.3% | -6.0% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 33.2% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 31.3% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 23.0% | -26.5% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +21.9% |
| 2022 | 31.9% | +13.9% |
| 2023 | 27.3% | -14.5% |
| 2024 | 26.4% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 24.2% | -8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 44.3% | 76.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 31.7% | 49.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.8% | 31.3% | 37.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 23.0% | 31.9% | 6 |
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 transport services in Estonia?
- Transport services in Estonia was 24.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 1992.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for transport services?
- Estonia ranks 127th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.