Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Estonia
Estonia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 14.1% 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 imports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Estonia stood at 14.1%.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 45.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Estonia peaked at 27.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2021.
That places Estonia 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 15.4% | — |
| 1993 | 13.5% | -12.2% |
| 1994 | 14.3% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | +48.3% |
| 1996 | 19.0% | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 18.4% | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 18.9% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 25.7% | +36.0% |
| 2000 | 23.9% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | -14.5% |
| 2002 | 21.3% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 23.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 21.8% | -6.9% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 24.2% | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 25.8% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 26.2% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 26.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 9.3% | -65.8% |
| 2021 | 7.7% | -17.0% |
| 2022 | 12.9% | +67.2% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 14.1% | -1.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 14.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 65% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 14.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 65% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -65.8% | 27.1% | 9.3% |
| 2022 | +67.2% | 7.7% | 12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 13.5% | 25.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 20.4% | 23.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 20.2% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 7.7% | 14.4% | 6 |
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 travel services in Estonia?
- Travel services in Estonia was 14.1% 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 27.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for travel services?
- Estonia ranks 132nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.2%. 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.