Exports of goods grew by 12% in September year on year

In the third quarter of this year, Estonia’s exports of goods totalled 4.7 billion euros and imports of goods 5.8 billion euros.

Jane Leppmets, foreign trade statistics analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that trade in electrical equipment and agricultural products and food preparations held the biggest share in both exports and imports in the third quarter. “Finland, Latvia and Lithuania were the top export partners, and the largest imports were registered from Lithuania, Finland and Germany,” added Leppmets.

In September, exports of goods of Estonian origin were up by 16% year on year

The main commodities exported in September were electrical equipment (16% of Estonia’s total exports), agricultural products and food preparations (12%), wood and articles of wood (10%) and mineral products (10%). Compared with September 2025, exports of mineral products increased the most – by 77 million euros. Exports of transport equipment decreased the most, by 18 million euros.

Exports of goods of Estonian origin grew by 16% year on year and represented 66% of total exports in September. “This rise in exports has been widespread – there were only a few commodity groups where exports decreased,” noted Leppmets.

Electrical equipment, wood and articles of wood and agricultural products and food preparations were the most exported commodities of Estonian origin. Compared with September last year, there were more exports of mineral products (incl. shale oil) and electrical equipment and parts thereof of Estonian origin.

Estonia’s top export partner in September was Finland (15% of total exports), followed by Latvia (11%) and Sweden (9%). The main commodities exported were electrical equipment to Finland and Sweden and transport equipment to Latvia. The greatest increase occurred in exports of goods to Singapore (up by 54 million euros), where Estonia exported more mineral products, including shale oil. The biggest fall was recorded in exports to Ireland and Saudi Arabia (down by 11 million euros for each). There were fewer dispatches of transport equipment (incl. aircraft) to Ireland and decreased exports of agricultural products and food preparations (incl. cereals) to Saudi Arabia.

Imports of goods from Lithuania increased the most

The main commodities imported in September were electrical equipment (13% of Estonia’s total imports), agricultural products and food preparations (12%) and transport equipment (12%). Compared with September last year, the biggest increase was recorded in the imports of raw materials and products of chemical industry, including beauty and pharmaceutical products (up by 34 million euros) and in the imports of base metals and articles of base metal, including flat-rolled products (up by 31 million euros).

The top partner countries for imports were Lithuania (12% of total imports), Finland (12%) and Germany (11%). The main commodities imported were mineral products from Lithuania and Finland, and transport equipment from Germany. Imports of goods from Lithuania grew the most (by 48 million euros), due to increased arrivals of mineral products, including diesel fuel and petrol. The biggest fall occurred in imports of goods from Latvia, which were down by 15 million euros, mainly due to fewer arrivals of mineral products, including natural gas.

International trade statistics help to understand the developments in Estonian economy. The data are used by ministries, Eesti Pank, Eurostat and other international organisations for economic analysis and forecasting. Enterprises use the data for market research and to assess business opportunities.

Data as at 9 November 2026 are published. The indicator values may change if there are any revisions made in the data sources after this date.

See also the international trade section on our website. Statistics Estonia’s foreign trade application provides visualised foreign trade data for Estonia.

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