According to Statistics Estonia, in November 2025, Estonia’s exports of goods increased by 3% and imports by 7% compared with November 2024. Exports of goods amounted to over 1.6 billion euros and imports to more than 1.9 billion euros at current prices. 

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 equipment to the USA,” she added.

Goods of Estonian origin represented 63% of total exports

The main commodities exported in November were electrical equipment (15% of Estonia’s total exports), agricultural products and food preparations (12%), and wood and articles of wood (11%). Compared with November 2024, the biggest increase occurred in the exports of mineral products, including shale oil and natural gas (up by 67 million euros, or 68%); the greatest decrease was seen in the exports of agricultural products and food preparations (down by 29 million euros, or 13%).

Exports of goods of Estonian origin in November 2025 were down by 1% year on year. The share of goods of Estonian origin in total exports fell by two percentage points and was 63% in November last year. Leppmets said that there is an element of seasonality that influences exports of goods of Estonian origin. “In November, exports of cereals produced in Estonia were down, while there were increased exports of shale oil and vehicles of Estonian origin,” she said.

Estonia’s top export partner in November was Finland (14% of total exports), followed by Latvia (12%) and Sweden (9%). The main commodities exported were electrical equipment to Finland and Sweden and mineral products to Latvia. Compared with November 2024, the greatest rise was registered in exports to Singapore (up by 45 million euros) and the biggest fall in exports to Russia (down by 17 million euros).

Imports of mineral products up 

The main commodities imported in November were electrical equipment (14% of Estonia’s total imports), agricultural products and food preparations (13%), mineral products (12%) and transport equipment (12%). Year on year, the biggest increase was seen in the imports of mineral products, including gas oils and electricity (up by 83 million euros, or 57%), while the biggest decrease occurred in the imports of transport equipment (down by 76 million euros, or 25%). “The substantial fall in the imports of transport equipment is due to the high reference base of November 2024, when imports of these goods were higher than usual,” explained Leppmets.

In November, the top partner countries for Estonia’s imports of goods were Finland (13% of total imports), Latvia (10%), Germany (10%) and Lithuania (10%). The main commodities imported were mineral products from Finland and Lithuania, agricultural products and food preparations from Latvia, and transport equipment from Germany. In comparison with November 2024, the biggest rise occurred in imports of goods from the Netherlands (up by 34 million euros) and Israel (up by 33 million euros). Imports from Sweden decreased the most (by 47 million euros).

Are you interested in trading with Estonia? Enterprise Estonia is providing sourcing services for foreign enterprises. Contact Estonian export advisors or use our free e-consulting service to start trade with Estonia.