Deposits by households in savings and loan associations increased steadily in the second quarter
Eesti Pank publishes the statistical release on savings and loan associations once a...

STATISTICAL RELEASE. The average interest rate on housing loans was lower in August than ever before
1) The stock and new sales of leases include leases issued by banks The statistics on...

STATISTICAL RELEASE. Imports of goods grew faster than exports in July
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

STATISTICAL RELEASE. The turnover of foreign trade was up 52% over the year in the second quarter
Eesti Pank will release the statistics for the balance of payments, the international...

STATISTICAL RELEASE. The volume of overdue loans was the smallest of the past nine years in July
1) The stock and new sales of leases include leases issued by banks The statistics on...

STATISTICAL RELEASE: Large-scale services imports stepped up the current account deficit in June
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

STATISTICAL RELEASE: The assets of voluntary pension funds have grown by half over the year
Eesti Pank will publish the funds statistics for the third quarter of 2021 on...

Foreign travel by Estonians is recovering faster than travel by foreigners to Estonia
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank is...

STATISTICAL RELEASE: The share of doubtful claims in the loan portfolio of savings and loan associations is increasing
Eesti Pank publishes the statistical release on savings and loan associations once a...

STATISTICAL RELEASE: Households continued to borrow enthusiastically in June
1) The stock and new sales of leases include leases issued by banks The statistics on...

STATISTICAL RELEASE. The turnover of payments continued to grow strongly in the second quarter
The payment statistics for July 2021 will be published on 26 August 2021 at 08.00....

The financial savings of households climbed to a record high in the first quarter
Eesti Pank will publish the statistics for the financial account for the second quarter...

Faster growth in imports than in exports led the current account into deficit in May
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The volume of housing loans issued in May was the largest for 13 years
1) The stock and new sales of leases include leases issued by banks The statistics on...

Exports and imports of both goods and services were up substantially in April
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The deposits of Estonian households exceeded 10 billion euros in April for the first time
The statistics on credit institutions and leasing companies for May 2021 will be...

Estonia was highly active in foreign markets in March
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Payouts from mandatory pension funds in the first quarter were the largest ever
Eesti Pank will publish the funds statistics for the second quarter of 2021 on 11 August...

The continuing drop in foreign tourist numbers meant Estonia lost out on 145 million euros in the first quarter of 2021
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank is...

The statistics of savings and loan associations were affected most by the exclusion of one savings and loan association from the population
Eesti Pank publishes the statistical release on savings and loan associations once a...

The amount of corporate loans and leases issued in March was the largest of the past 18 months
The statistics on credit institutions and leasing companies for April 2021 will be...

The turnover of payments increased in the first quarter of 2021 as the turnover of card payments in points of sale fell
The payment statistics for April 2021 will be published on 24 May 2021 at 08.00. See...

The financial balance of the whole Estonian economy was affected most in the fourth quarter by large foreign investment
Eesti Pank will publish the statistics for the financial account for the first quarter...

Growth in imports of goods led the current account in February into deficit
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The average interest rate for housing loans issued in February was the lowest of the past three years
The statistics on credit institutions and leasing companies for March 2021 will be...

Exports of both goods and services fell in January
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Imports of computer services led the current account into a large deficit in the fourth quarter of 2020
Eesti Pank will release the statistics for the balance of payments, the international...

Annual indicators for financial intermediaries 2020
CREDIT INSTITUTIONS Number and structure of credit institutions as at the end of the...

Bank deposits continued to grow rapidly in January
The statistics on credit institutions and leasing companies for February 2021 will be...

Foreign investment in software development for car production increased imports of computer services in December and through that increased the current account deficit
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Contributions to voluntary pension funds were the largest ever in the fourth quarter
A statistical release on the funds statistics for the first quarter of 2021 will be...

The Covid-19 crisis in 2020 meant that foreign tourists spent a billion euros less in Estonia
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank is...

The volume of housing loans issued in December was the largest for 12 years
1) The stock and new sales of leases include leases issued by banks The statistics on...

The aggregate profit of Savings and Loan Associations fell by one million euros over the year
Eesti Pank publishes the statistical release on savings and loan associations once a...

The average amount withdrawn from ATMs increased in the fourth quarter of last year
The payment statistics for January 2021 will be published on 23 February 2021 at 08.00....

Large foreign investment turned the Estonian economy into a net borrower in the third quarter
Eesti Pank will publish the statistics for the financial account for the fourth quarter...

Large imports of services in November pushed the current account into deficit
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

More housing loans were taken in November than a year earlier
Statistics on credit institutions and leasing companies November 2020 * The stock and...

Goods exports in October increased the current account surplus
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Large imports of services in the third quarter pushed the current account into deficit
Eesti Pank will release the statistics for the balance of payments and the external debt...

The deposits of companies and households in banks grew rapidly in October
Statistics on credit institutions and leasing companies October 2020 * The stock and...

Goods exports started to grow in September while services continue to perform poorly
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Contributions to mandatory second pillar pension funds declined in the third quarter
A statistical release on the funds statistics for the fourth quarter will be published...

Foreign tourists spent 145 million euros in Estonia, which was 330 million euros less than a year earlier
Only one third as many foreign tourists as a year earlier visited Estonia in the third quarter,...

In the corona crisis, the growth of savings and loan associations' deposits has stopped
Savings and Loan Associations statistics for the third quarter of 2020 Eesti Pank...

The turnover of domestic payments in the third quarter was the lowest for two years
The payment statistics for October 2020 will be published on 23 November 2020 at 08.00....

The decline in exports and imports in August was similar to those in the other summer months
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The emergency situation did not make the financial position of households and companies worse overall
Eesti Pank will publish the statistics for the financial account for the third quarter...

The fall in exports and imports in July was the smallest of recent months
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The total turnover of goods and services was down by 22% in the second quarter
Eesti Pank will release the statistics for the balance of payments, the international...

Travel restrictions meant Estonia lost 400 million euros in the second quarter of 2020
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank...

Bond transactions set the tone for the balance of payments in June
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The assets of pension funds increased in the second quarter
A statistical release on the funds statistics for the third quarter will be published...

The volume of domestic payments remained the same in the second quarter, while that of cross-border payments increased
The payment statistics for July 2020 will be published on 24 August 2020 at 08.00. See...

The emergency situation did not substantially impact the Estonian economy in the first quarter
Eesti Pank will publish the statistics for the financial account for the second quarter...

The turnover of goods and services was sharply lower in May than a year earlier
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the...

The emergency situation in April reduced exports and imports of services sharply
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Activity declined in the external economy in the first quarter
Eesti Pank will release the statistics for the balance of payments and the external...

Estonia had 200,000 fewer tourists in the first quarter because of the coronavirus crisis
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank is...

Exports and imports of services were a fifth smaller in March than a year previously
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The assets of investment and pension funds shrank in the first quarter, but they were up over the year
A statistical release on the funds statistics for the second quarter will be published...

The number and turnover of cash withdrawals and card transactions were down in the first quarter but the average amount withdrawn increased
The payment statistics for April 2020 will be published on 25 May 2020 at 08.00. See...

Main financial account statistics (Q4 2019)
Financial sector statistics and their publication schedule.

Trade in goods declined in February, while exports and imports of services increased
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

Imports of goods shrank faster than exports in January
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The Estonian external economy moved towards balance in the fourth quarter
Eesti Pank will release the preliminary statistics for the balance of payments, the...

The current account was in deficit in December
Eesti Pank publishes the flash estimate of the balance of payments monthly for the last...

The share of tourists that came from Finland in 2019 was the smallest of the past decade
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank...

Both exports and imports of services increased in November
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 93 million euros in surplus in November...

The current account was almost in balance in October
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 6 million euros in surplus in October 2019....

Growth in exports of goods and services expanded the current account surplus
Eesti Pank will release the preliminary statistics for the balance of payments, the...

Imports of goods and services grew faster in September than exports did
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 6 million euros in surplus in September...

Having fallen for eight quarters, the number of tourists from Finland rose by 5% in the third quarter*
Eesti Pank produces statistics on foreign travel because one task of the central bank is...

August was a good month for exports of services
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 19 million euros in surplus in August 2019....

The most important asset of the Estonian household is the main residence
Background: The database of the assets and liabilities of Estonian households is...

The surplus on the current account in July about the same as a year ago
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 13 million euros in suplus in July 2019. The...

The international investment position is moving strongly towards balance
Eesti Pank will release the preliminary statistics for the balance of payments, the...

Transactions on the financial account set the tone for the balance of payments in June
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 41 million euros in surplus in June 2019....

The number of visitors from Finland was the lowest of recent years in the second quarter
Tourists from Finland were one third of all visitors, but the number of them was down Foreign...

The surplus on the current account in May was the largest this year
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 108 million euros in surplus in May 2019....

April was a good month for exports of both goods and services
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 33 million euros in surplus in April 2019....

The Estonian external economy was in balance in the first quarter
The current account surplus was 70 million euros in the first quarter of 2019, or 1.1% of GDP....

The current account was in deficit in March
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 45 million euros in deficit in March 2019....

Estonian residents travelled less in the first quarter, but they spent longer at their destinations
People from Estonia spent 225 million euros travelling abroad Visits to countries outside the...

Transactions on the financial account set the tone for the balance of payments in January
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 24 million euros in surplus in January 2019....

The future is uncertain for Estonian exporters
Natalja Viilmann Economist...

The debt owed from abroad to Estonian residents is growing
The surplus on the current account of the balance of payments was 445 million euros in 2018, or...

The current account was slightly in deficit in December
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 13 million euros in deficit in December...

Estonian residents are spending more and more on their travels
Estonian residents are spending more and more on their travels Foreign tourists spent 1.4...

Trade with the rest of the world was strong in November
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 114 million euros in surplus in November...

The surplus on the current account in October was the largest this year
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 65 million euros in surplus in October 2018....

Turnover of exports and imports of services remained at record levels in the third quarter
The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments was 77 million euros in...

The current account surplus was smaller in September than a year ago
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 68 million euros in surplus in September...

Although the summer was warm, Estonian residents travelled more to foreign countries
Tourists visiting Estonia spent an estimated 440 million euros The share of Finnish tourists...

The surplus on the goods and services account in August was the largest this year
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 43 million euros in surplus in August 2018....

Estonia’s foreign trade continued to grow strongly in 2017
The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments reached a new record level...

The turnover of goods and services grew strongly in July
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 11 million euros in surplus in July 2018....

Growth in exports of services brought the current account back into surplus
The surplus on the current account of the balance of payments was 118 million euros in the second...

Foreign tourists spent 415 million euros in Estonia in the second quarter of the year
Trips abroad by residents of Estonia lasted longer in the second quarter of 2018 than a year...

The current account returned to surplus in April 2018
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 28 million euros in surplus in April 2018....

Growth in the trade deficit led the current account a short way into negative territory
The current account deficit was 35 million euros in the first quarter of 2018, or 0.6% of GDP....

The current account was in deficit in March 2018
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 32 million euros in deficit in March 2018....

The number of same day visits from Finland was the lowest of recent years
Tarass Snitsarenko Eesti Pank Statistics Department A...

The current account surplus was smaller in February than a year ago
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 18 million euros in surplus in February...

The current account was close to balance in January 2018
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at only two million euros in deficit in January...

The external balance of the Estonian economy deteriorated in 2017
The current account surplus of 734 million euros in 2017, or 3.2% of GDP, was around twice as...

Transactions on the financial account set the tone for the balance of payments in December 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 43 million euros in surplus in December...

Estonian residents are travelling more and more
Residents of Estonia travelling abroad spent an estimated 800 million euros there in 2017, which...

The current account surplus was boosted by services in November 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 53 million euros in surplus in November...

Estonia's activity in foreign markets remained large in October 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 33 million euros in surplus in October 2017....

The surplus on the services account of the Estonian balance of payments was the largest ever in the third quarter
The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments was 241 million euros in...

Transactions on the financial account set the tone for the balance of payments in September
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 76 million euros in surplus in September...

Estonian residents travelled abroad in unprecedented numbers in the third quarter
Estonian residents visited foreign countries 1.1 million times in the third quarter of 2017, which...

The current account surplus in August was smaller than it was a year ago
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 63 million euros in surplus in August 2017....

Exports of both goods and services increased in July
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 49 million euros in surplus in July 2017....

The turnover of Estonia’s foreign trade hit record levels in the second quarter
The surplus on the current account of the balance of payments was 108 million euros in the second...

Spending by inbound visitors up by 20 million euros in Q2
There were close to 1.8 m visitors from abroad, an increase of 7% when compared with Q2 of...

Exports of both goods and services increased in May 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 42 million euros in surplus in May 2017. The...

The current account was close to balance in April 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 9 million euros in deficit in April 2017....

The current account of the Estonian balance of payments was in surplus in the first quarter
The current account surplus was 99 million euros in the first quarter of 2017, or around 2% of...

Estonia's activity in foreign markets increased in March 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 37 million euros in deficit in March 2017....

The number of Estonian residents travelling to warm countries rose in the first quarter
There were more than one million visits to Estonia by foreign residents in the first quarter of...

The current account was in surplus again in February 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 49 million euros in surplus in February...

One-off transactions pulled the current account into deficit in January 2017
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 251 million euros in deficit in January...

Foreign investment in Estonia in 2016 was again less than Estonian investment abroad
The net capital outflow of 554 million euros was primarily a consequence of intra-group loans by...

The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments reached a record level in 2016
The surplus on the current account in 2016 was 555 million euros, or 2.7% of GDP, and it...

Exports of both goods and services increased in December 2016
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 65 million euros in surplus in December...

Estonian residents travelled less in 2016, but they spent more on their travels
Tarass Snitsarenko Eesti Pank Statistics...

The current account surplus was twice as large in November 2016 as a year earlier
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 76 million euros in surplus in November...

The current account surplus in October was the same size as a year ago
The flash estimate[1] put the Estonian current account at 37 million euros in surplus in October...

The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments reached a record level in the third quarter
The current account surplus was 289 million euros in the third quarter of 2016, or 5.5% of GDP,...

Direct investment abroad by companies increased in the third quarter
The net outflow of 254 million euros of capital was due to direct investment by non-financial...

The current account was affected most in September by a sharp rise in goods exports
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 81 million euros in surplus in September...

Foreign visitors spent 10 million euros more in Estonia in the third quarter than a year ago
Estonian residents visited foreign countries a million times in the third quarter of 2016, which...

The surplus on the current account in August was the largest this year
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 98 million euros in surplus in August 2016....

The current account surplus was smaller in July than a year ago
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 45 million euros in surplus in July 2016....

The current account of the Estonian balance of payments was back in surplus in the second quarter
The Estonian current account was in surplus in the second quarter of 2016 by 104 million euros, or...

The outflow of investment was affected by intra-group corporate lending in the second quarter
The financial account of the balance of payments shows that investment abroad from Estonia was 236...

The current account surplus in June was bigger than a year ago
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 86 million euros in surplus in June 2016....

In the second quarter, foreign tourists spent 20 million euros more in Estonia than a year ago
Over 1.6 million foreign tourists visited Estonia in the second quarter of 2016, which is 4% more...

The current account surplus was in surplus in May
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 51 million euros in surplus in May 2016. The...

The current account was close to balance in April
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 4 million euros in surplus in April 2016....

Investment in Estonia was larger in the first quarter than investment abroad from Estonia
The financial account of the balance of payments shows that investment in Estonia was 126 million...

The current account deficit widened in March
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 58 million euros in deficit in March 2016....

Foreign tourists spent 175 million euros in Estonia in the first quarter of the year
There were 3% fewer visits to Estonia by non-residents in the first quarter of 2016 than in the...

The current account was again in deficit in February
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 42 million euros in deficit in February...

Estonian investments abroad were larger in 2015 than the amount invested in Estonia from abroad
In 2015 Estonia was again a net lender to other countries. Net external funding was made up of the...

The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments doubled in 2015
The current account of the Estonian balance of payment was in surplus in 2015 by 394 million euros,...

The current and capital accounts of the Estonian balance of payments were affected in December by the active use of European Union grants that is typical for the end of the year
The flash estimate1 put the surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments at 34...

The current account of the Estonian balance of payments was again in surplus in November 2015
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 42 million euros in surplus in November...

The current account of the Estonian balance of payments was in surplus in October
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 29 million euros in surplus in October 2015....

The services account in external trade was substantially in surplus in the balance of payments in the third quarter
The current account of the Estonian balance of payments was in surplus in the third quarter of 2015...

The net outflow of capital in the third quarter was caused by securities transactions abroad
The net outflow of capital shown in the financial account of the balance of payments was 214 million...

The current account of the Estonian balance of payments was in balance in September
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account balance at close to zero in September 2015....

Activity in the Estonian external economy continued to decline in August
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 6 million euros in surplus in July 2015....

Activity in the Estonian external economy declined in July as it has for several consecutive months
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 25 million euros in surplus in July 2015....

External financing was affected in the second quarter by purchases of euro-area bonds and one-off dividend payments
The Estonian economy was a net supplier of external finance in the second quarter of 2015 for the...

The surplus on the current account of the Estonian balance of payments increased in the second quarter
The current account of the Estonian balance of payment recorded its highest ever surplus in the...

Transactions on the financial account set the tone for the balance of payments in June
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 39 million euros in surplus in June 2015....

There were fewer visits to Estonia in the second quarter of 2015, but they lasted longer
The number of visits to Estonia by foreigners was 3% smaller in the second quarter compared to the...

Estonia's activity in foreign markets declined in May for the second consecutive month
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 52 million euros in surplus in May 2015....

April saw a reduction in Estonia’s activity in foreign markets
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 20 million euros in surplus in April 2015....

The Estonian balance of payments was close to balance in the first quarter
Despite weak foreign demand, Estonia’s balance of payments for the first quarter of 2015 was...

The current account was in deficit in March
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 62 million euros in deficit in March 2015....

There were fewer visits to Estonia and fewer trips abroad by Estonians in the first quarter of 2015
There were 10% fewer visits to Estonia by non-residents in the first quarter than in the first...

Payments to the budget of the European Union affected the current account in February
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 38 million euros in deficit in February...

The current account was in surplus in January
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 55 million euros in surplus in January 2015....