Estonia's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was 401.56 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 46.34% from 748.36 million in 2015 (6.04% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 401.56 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -301.87 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 748.36 million | 2015 |
| Highest | 1.05 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | -1.44 billion | 2007 |
| Average since 2016 | 323.65 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -58.73 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Estonia's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) rose 281.51 million on 2024 (from 120.05 million to 401.56 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.91 million and a typical year strayed about 479.65 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 1.35 billion in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.35 billion in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Estonia had the 58th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Estonia in the 2025 ranking
- Portugal — 55th of 137: 2.81 billion
- Turkmenistan — 56th of 137: 2.1 billion
- Cyprus — 57th of 137: 2.06 billion
- Naoero — 59th of 137: -114 million
- Marshall Islands — 60th of 137: -135 million
- Slovak Republic — 61st of 137: -209.56 million
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 33 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 401,555,000 |
| 2024 | 120,047,000 |
| 2023 | 366,928,000 |
| 2022 | -300,297,000 |
| 2021 | -390,054,000 |
| 2020 | -301,865,000 |
| 2019 | 1,049,526,000 |
| 2018 | 612,253,000 |
| 2017 | 966,679,000 |
| 2016 | 711,709,000 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -145.93 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -623.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — 12.23 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 8.02 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -5.58 billion (2025)
- Belgium — -12.95 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — -7.42 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — -1.2 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -4.69 billion (2025)
- Cyprus
More economic policy & debt data for Estonia
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.76% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$274.52 million (2021)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$) — US$0 (2016)
- GDP (current LCU) — 41.62 billion (2025)
- GDP, linked series (current LCU) — 41.62 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$27.72 billion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 29.11 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (current international $) — 71.2 billion (2025)
- GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Estonia's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- 401.56 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1993?
- It is up 783.7% from -58.73 million in 1993. The highest value was 1.05 billion in 2019 and the lowest -1.44 billion in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank?
- 58th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Estonia?
- In 2025, Estonia's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) rose 281.51 million on 2024 (from 120.05 million to 401.56 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +10.91 million and a typical year strayed about 479.65 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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