Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Estonia
Estonia: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 12.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Estonia, 1992–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 12.0% for travel services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 53.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Estonia peaked at 41.8% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2021.
That places Estonia 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 13.7% | — |
| 1993 | 14.8% | +8.4% |
| 1994 | 16.5% | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | +137.6% |
| 1996 | 41.8% | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 33.8% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 35.2% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 32.2% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 27.9% | -13.4% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | -29.5% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 22.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +14.1% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 25.6% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 25.4% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 24.1% | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | -58.3% |
| 2021 | 6.2% | -31.1% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +70.5% |
| 2023 | 11.3% | +6.5% |
| 2024 | 12.0% | +6.0% |
| 2025 | 12.0% | -0.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 12.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.1%, 44% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 12.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 59% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +137.6% | 16.5% | 39.2% |
| 2022 | +70.5% | 6.2% | 10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 13.7% | 41.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 27.0% | 21.1% | 32.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 23.9% | 21.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 6.2% | 12.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 166 Slovakia 12.6% compare
- 167 United Kingdom 12.6% compare
- 168 Switzerland 12.3% compare
- 170 Poland 11.9% compare
- 171 Romania 11.6% compare
- 172 Afghanistan 10.8% compare
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 travel services in Estonia?
- Travel services in Estonia was 12.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 1996.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for travel services?
- Estonia ranks 169th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.1%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.