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In November 2025, the trade deficit was 298 million euros, which is 72 million euros more than in November the year before. Jane Leppmets, analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that exports of goods to EU countries were up by 7% in November and imports from EU countries grew by 2%. “Imports from non-EU countries also increased, while exports to those countries decreased by 6%. The main reason was a fall in exports to Russia and the USA compared with November 2024. This was mainly due to fewer dispatches of forestry machinery and cocoa beans to Russia and decreased exports of communication

The trade deficit in February was 426 million euros, which is 132 million euros more than in the same month of the previous year. Evelin Puura, the Foreign Trade Statistics Service Manager at Statistics Estonia, noted that goods of Estonian origin accounted for 61% of total exports in February this year, and their share fell by four percentage points year on year. “Exports of goods of Estonian origin fell by 8% year on year. The biggest decrease – by 62 million euros – was recorded in the exports of Estonian-origin mineral products, including oil shale fuel oil and processed fuel oils,” added

In the fourth quarter of 2025, the supply of services exceeded purchases, resulting in a surplus of 828 million euros in foreign trade in services. In 2025 overall, the balance of foreign trade in services was in surplus by 3.2 billion euros, growing by 204 million euros compared with 2024. Jane Leppmets, analyst at Statistics Estonia, noted that foreign trade in services continued steady growth. “The growth in 2025 was mainly driven by the increased exports and imports of other business services,” she added. The most exported services last year were other business services – these accounted

Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the most significant changes in April concerned extra-EU trade. “Exports to EU countries were up by 8% and imports from the EU fell by 1%. In trade with non-EU countries, exports declined by 10% while imports grew by 16%. Year on year, there were decreased exports from Estonia to the United States, Russia and Singapore, and increased imports from Turkey and Switzerland,” explained Leppmets. Compared with April 2024, exports of goods of Estonian origin were up by 2% in April this year. The share of goods of Estonian origin

Exports of goods amounted to over €1.4 billion and imports to nearly €1.7 billion at current prices. The trade deficit was €264 million, which is €63 million higher than in August last year. Allan Aron, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that the last time exports of goods declined year on year was in August 2024. “The decrease in exports in August 2025 was mostly influenced by a fall in exports to countries outside the European Union. Exports to EU countries grew by 3%, but exports to non-EU countries fell by as much as 16%,” the analyst noted. “Looking at countries outside the

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