EU member state. Compliance scores reflect the regulatory advantages of EU single market membership and are not directly comparable to non-EU sourcing countries.
Europe
Estonia
EU Compliance · Geopolitical Risk · Sourcing Attractiveness · Intra-EU Risk
Why these scores
EU Compliance, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Geopolitical Risk, by dimension
1 = lowest risk · methodology & sources
Attractiveness, by dimension
9 = most attractive · methodology & sources
Analyst scores, last reviewed June 2026; each dimension's sources and cadence are on its methodology page.
Data layers
Estonia on the world stage
Total imports
$45.3bn
2024 annual
Total exports
$39.5bn
204 partners
#1 import source
Germany
5.6%
#1 export dest.
Russian Federation
2.6%
2024 annual, UN Comtrade (HS TOTAL, all partners). Line colour: coverage (exports/imports per partner).
Intra-EU trade: Estonia
EU imports from
€14.0bn
intra-EU flow
EU exports to
€18.2bn
intra-EU flow
Intra-EU rank
#53
by import value
EU trade balance
balanced or surplus
coverage 1.30
2025 annual totals, Eurostat COMEXT.
Electricity & grid
National sources · carbon from Ember
Industrial
131
EUR/MWh
Consumer
226
EUR/MWh, all-in
Grid carbon
342
gCO₂e/kWh
Renewables
39%
of generation
Wholesale 60 EUR/MWh · market market
Power market
● Take-or-pay / single-buyer lock-inMarket model
Liberalised wholesale market (Nord Pool)
Direct PPA
Allowed
grid access: open
Reserve margin
–
Regulator
Independent
Competition Authority (Konkurentsiamet)
Estonia is unique in the EU for its dependence on oil shale (51% of generation), mined domestically in Ida-Virumaa. Oil shale is the most carbon-intensive fossil fuel in the EU power sector. Wind (16%) is growing but…
Tracked infrastructure
Operating assets tracked by Global Energy Monitor (CC BY 4.0); counts are tracked facilities, not exhaustive totals. Energy overview →
Intra-EU sourcing risk
EU · 1 = lowest riskMonitored ports (4)
Source: IMF PortWatch. Port count reflects monitoring coverage, not economic significance.
Demographics
UN World Population Prospects 2024 · medium variant
Median age
42.3
→ 48.4 by 2050
Fertility
1.36
below replacement
Working-age
63.1%
aged 15–64
Old-age dep.
33.8
→ 52.2 by 2050
Median age 1990–2050
Population 1.36M · peaks 2024
By 2050: -14% (1.17M)