The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 9 million euros in deficit in April 2017. The surplus on the goods and services account was 21 million euros, which was 16 million euros less than a year earlier. Goods exports were down by 3% over the year and imports by 1%, meaning the... more
- The current account was unusually in surplus in the first quarter
- More was paid back in debt liabilities to investors than was received as new investment in the country
- The threat of external imbalance in the economy... more
- The current account surplus was 99 million euros in the first quarter of 2017, or around 2% of GDP. The surplus was supported by an increase in the positive balance of exports and imports of services and a reduction in the negative balance of income received and paid.
- The net... more
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 37 million euros in deficit in March 2017. All the components of the current account were up on the previous March, especially exports and imports of goods and services. The surplus on the goods and services account was 5 million euros,... more
There were more than one million visits to Estonia by foreign residents in the first quarter of 2017, which was 6% more than in the same quarter of 2016. The biggest increase was in the number of tourists from Russia, who made 22,000 more visits to Estonia than a year before. The number of... more
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 49 million euros in surplus in February 2017. Unlike in January, there were no one-off factors affecting the current account in February, and so it returned to its usual level of recent times. The surplus on the goods and services account... more
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 251 million euros in deficit in January 2017. The cause of the deficit was large one-off import transactions for transport vehicles. The deficit on the goods and services account was 240 million euros. Goods exports grew by 9% and goods... more
- The current account surplus for 2016 was the largest since independence was regained at 2.7% of GDP
- Reinvested income is preferred to new money for use in investment
- The net international investment position... more
- The surplus on the current account in 2016 was 555 million euros, or 2.7% of GDP, and it increased mainly because the net outflow of investment income decreased
- The balance for goods and services totalled 869 million euros, which was about the same as a year earlier
- The... more
The flash estimate1 put the Estonian current account at 65 million euros in surplus in December 2016. The surplus on the goods and services account doubled over the year to 74 million euros. The growth of 6% in goods exports at the end of the year was faster than the 5% in imports, so the... more
