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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, the average monthly gross wages and salaries were 1,448 euros, which is 2.9% higher than the year before. It has been ten years since the annual growth in wages and salaries was so modest. Since 2011, the annual growth rate has steadily been over 5% and has even risen above 7% in several years.

In the first quarter, the balance of foreign trade in services was in surplus by 765 million euros. The surplus increased by 114 million euros compared with the first quarter of 2025. Jane Leppmets, foreign trade analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that exports of services to European Union (EU) countries were up by 7% and intra-EU imports by 5%. She added that extra-EU trade in services declined, with exports falling by 1% and imports by 9%. “The fall in extra-EU exports resulted from the decreased supply of telecommunications, computer and information services to the USA and lower exports of

According to the preliminary data of Statistics Estonia, the production of milk amounted to 807,500 tonnes in 2018, which is 2% more than the year before. The number of dairy cows decreased by the end of the year, but the average milk yield per cow increased.

According to Statistics Estonia, the preliminary estimate of the population of Estonia as at 1 January 2020 was 1,328,360, which is 3,540 persons more than at the same time a year ago.

Statistics Estonia prepared an analysis for Archimedes Foundation on the participation of international students in the Estonian labour market and its impact on the economy. It appeared that in the previous academic year, foreign students paid eight million euros in income and social tax in Estonia. International students who graduated the year prior contributed additionally over two million euros. The share of international students who work besides studying has increased significantly in the last three years. A half of them continue working in Estonia even after receiving a diploma.