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According to Statistics Estonia, exports of goods increased by 17% and imports by 23% in 2022 compared with 2021. In December 2022, both exports as well as imports remained at the level of 2021.
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A new publication on economic and labour market trends
Date 03.11.2014
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Today, on 3 November, Statistics Estonia presents the publication “Changes in the Economy and Labour Market” which outlines the relevant trends in the last decade.
Estonia’s research and development intensity is average among the European Union member states
Date 08.05.2018
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Estonia’s research and development intensity indicator was 1.28 in 2016, placing Estonia 13th in the ranking of the European Union countries. Estonia is significantly ahead of Lithuania and Latvia, but still lags far behind Finland.
Expenditure on research and development fell last year
Date 03.12.2015
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2014 the expenditure on research and development (R&D) in Estonia amounted to 286.7 million euros, which was 12% less than in 2013.
Statistics Estonia made a new population projection until 2040
Date 26.02.2014
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According to Statistics Estonia’s projection, if the current demographic trends continue, the population of Estonia will decrease by 125,000 in the next roughly 30 years due to negative natural increase and negative net migration. Thus, the projected population of Estonia in 2040 will be 1,195,000.
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I. Rahva ja eluruumide loenduse korraldamine 1. Rahva ja eluruumide loendus (edaspidi loendus) toimub 31. märtsist – 9. aprillini 2000. aastal (edaspidi loenduse aeg). Loendusmoment on kell 00.00 ööl vastu 31. märtsi 2000. aastal. Loendusega kogutavad andmed ajastatakse loendusmomendile. 2. Enne loendust korraldatakse eelringkäik ja pärast loendust väljavõtteline järelküsitlus. 3. Loendamisele kuuluvad füüsilised isikud (edaspidi isikud), leibkonnad ning eluruumid ja eluruume sisaldavad hooned. Leibkonna moodustavad ühel aadressil koos elavad isikud, keda seob ühine kodune majapidamine (ühine
Last year the expenditures on research and development activities remained at the level of 2011
Date 03.12.2013
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According to Statistics Estonia, expenditures on research and development in Estonia amounted to 380.7 million euros in 2012, being 3.7 million euros or 1% less than in 2011.
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2011 the ratio of research and development expenditures to the gross domestic product rose upon a novel level – 2.41%, surpassing for the first time the EU mean of 2.03%.
A fifth of the residents of Estonia live in relative poverty
Date 25.06.2009
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2007 19.5% of the Estonian population lived in relative poverty, a similar amount to the previous year. The difference in income between the poorest and richest fifth of the population was fivefold, leaving Estonia persistently in the top ten of the poorest countries in Europe.