Industry
Industry is the largest sector of the economy and an important driver of economic growth. Industrial enterprises create many jobs and provide opportunities for other types of business as well.
Industry is a sector of the economy which covers
- mining and processing natural resources;
- energy production and manufacture of equipment, machinery and products;
- processing of agricultural products;
- processing of manufactured products.
Statistics Estonia collects and publishes economic indicators for three industrial activities – mining, energy production and manufacturing. The mining industry involves mining, quarrying and processing minerals. The energy industry covers the production and supply of electricity, heat and natural gas. In manufacturing, materials, substances and components are made into new finished or semi-finished products, which can be used in further production processes.
The volume and value indices of industrial production show changes in volumes and prices of industrial production over time by economic activities. The indices help to assess the situation of industry in Estonia. More than a half of Estonia’s industrial production is exported. We publish export indices of industrial production (as a total and separately for euro area and non-euro area) and indices for the sales of industrial production on the domestic market.
Statistics Estonia publishes the following data for industrial enterprises:
- turnover;
- costs;
- profits;
- assets;
- liabilities;
- equity;
- investments;
- volume of industrial production.
The most important objective of industry statistics is to describe the economic cycle of industry and measure change in the value added of production, which can be used in assessing GDP change. Analyses of industry data allow forecasting crucial changes in the economy, assessing the market situation helps to increase competitiveness of the sector and business efficiency.
Industrial production at current prices, 2019–2023
Unit: million euros
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - all activities | 13,714.5 | 13,157.1 | 16,026.4 | 19,482.3 | 17,683.6 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 727.7 | 697.1 | 1,079.8 | 1,654.3 | 1,341.6 |
| Mining and quarrying | 397.7 | 340.5 | 313.3 | 391.5 | 369.2 |
| Manufacturing | 12,588.0 | 12,117.3 | 14,630.1 | 17,436.5 | 15,972.8 |
Industrial sales total and industrial sales to non-residents, 2019–2023
Unit: million euros
| Industrial sales | Industrial sales to non-residents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13,659.2 | 8,022.9 |
| 2020 | 13,171.9 | 7,563.7 |
| 2021 | 15,929.4 | 9,103.7 |
| 2022 | 19,301.0 | 11,180.9 |
| 2023 | 17,641.2 | 10,358.8 |
Turnover of manufacturing, annual, 2020–2024
Unit: thousand euros
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 13,326,795 | 16,057,913 | 19,016,723 | 17,662,295 | 17,260,419 |
| ..manufacture of food products | 1,882,500 | 2,037,563 | 2,519,851 | 2,689,473 | 2,872,512 |
| ..manufacture of beverages | 254,478 | 276,952 | 318,804 | 350,866 | 364,445 |
| ..manufacture of textiles | 353,200 | 366,159 | 360,649 | 344,177 | 302,836 |
| ..manufacture of wearing apparel | 175,621 | 184,634 | 220,179 | 217,365 | 194,660 |
| ..manufacture of leather and related products | 31,642 | 28,095 | 33,728 | 36,199 | 32,631 |
| ..manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | 2,548,535 | 3,731,901 | 4,269,164 | 3,401,494 | 3,210,757 |
| ..manufacture of paper and paper products | 222,515 | 281,204 | 352,812 | 257,624 | 277,861 |
| ..printing and reproduction of recorded media | 216,080 | 221,260 | 259,042 | 256,385 | 244,396 |
| ..manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 245,677 | . | 420,791 | 384,185 | 370,695 |
| ..manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 514,036 | 601,338 | 730,359 | 548,979 | 509,499 |
| ..manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 57,308 | 55,453 | 62,798 | 72,376 | 71,883 |
| ..manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 480,997 | 586,245 | 654,750 | 596,628 | 595,493 |
| ..manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 569,821 | 685,985 | 825,369 | 742,107 | 685,509 |
| ..manufacture of basic metals | 84,357 | 109,767 | 139,416 | 121,354 | 123,335 |
| ..manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 1,358,312 | 1,725,365 | 2,113,954 | 1,869,798 | 1,809,682 |
| ..manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 1,193,715 | 1,200,792 | 1,566,957 | 1,498,244 | 1,375,048 |
| ..manufacture of electrical equipment | 780,054 | 884,576 | 1,022,322 | 1,062,223 | 1,048,565 |
| ..manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 485,281 | 573,248 | 718,619 | 683,623 | 688,467 |
| ..manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 411,197 | 556,005 | 645,424 | 671,755 | 584,058 |
| ..manufacture of other transport equipment | 125,833 | 128,061 | 157,789 | 157,465 | 186,732 |
| ..manufacture of furniture | 598,464 | 706,304 | 711,327 | 640,409 | 604,070 |
Number of enterprises, 2015–2024
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing | 7,053 | 7,259 | 7,507 | 7,470 | 7,787 | 7,981 | 9,060 | 9,435 | 9,622 | 9,589 |
| ..manufacture of food products | 552 | 597 | 640 | 642 | 663 | 689 | 816 | 887 | 902 | 915 |
| ..manufacture of beverages | 62 | 86 | 97 | 109 | 98 | 126 | 125 | 136 | 141 | 142 |
| ..manufacture of textiles | 267 | 277 | 307 | 304 | 304 | 303 | 347 | 361 | 368 | 367 |
| ..manufacture of wearing apparel | 529 | 524 | 534 | 515 | 527 | 504 | 657 | 693 | 714 | 648 |
| ..manufacture of leather and related products | 70 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 70 | 72 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 86 |
| ..manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials | 1,102 | 1,086 | 1,097 | 1,053 | 1,110 | 1,146 | 1,271 | 1,302 | 1,301 | 1,233 |
| ..manufacture of paper and paper products | 61 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 64 | 58 |
| ..printing and reproduction of recorded media | 386 | 378 | 387 | 363 | 371 | 366 | 380 | 381 | 388 | 398 |
| ..manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| ..manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 111 | 110 | 126 | 127 | 122 | 119 | 133 | 153 | 160 | 161 |
| ..manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
| ..manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 213 | 223 | 210 | 202 | 210 | 209 | 218 | 217 | 216 | 216 |
| ..manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 255 | 252 | 262 | 259 | 257 | 262 | 315 | 320 | 313 | 338 |
| ..manufacture of basic metals | 29 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 |
| ..manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 1,223 | 1,280 | 1,320 | 1,335 | 1,414 | 1,444 | 1,563 | 1,653 | 1,640 | 1,606 |
| ..manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 114 | 116 | 118 | 115 | 124 | 134 | 130 | 131 | 146 | 150 |
| ..manufacture of electrical equipment | 131 | 130 | 136 | 139 | 145 | 137 | 144 | 156 | 159 | 175 |
| ..manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 175 | 184 | 184 | 197 | 195 | 200 | 227 | 225 | 233 | 251 |
| ..manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 68 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 75 | 76 | 83 | 88 | 90 | 97 |
| ..manufacture of other transport equipment | 81 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 94 | 112 | 125 | 128 | 133 | 139 |
| ..manufacture of furniture | 704 | 719 | 735 | 742 | 799 | 809 | 923 | 957 | 952 | 893 |
Industrial production down by 1.1% in October
According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 1.1% at constant prices compared with October 2024. Among the three main sectors, output increased by 5.4% in mining and by 0.3% in electricity production but decreased by 1.4% in manufacturing.
Industrial production was down by 1.5% in September
According to Statistics Estonia, in September 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 1.5% at constant prices compared with September last year. Among the three industrial sectors, output increased by 4.8% in mining but decreased by 18.5% in energy production and by 0.4% in manufacturing.
In August, industrial production grew by 1%
According to Statistics Estonia, in August 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 1% at constant prices compared with August last year. Among the three main sectors, output increased by 2.5% in manufacturing and by 0.7% in mining but decreased by 20.7% in energy production.