{"id":45157,"date":"2026-09-08T13:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/?p=45157"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:36:04","slug":"estonia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ces.org.ua\/en\/estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"Estonia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Ukraine & Estonia economic dialogue<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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\u20ac68 mln<\/h4>\n

Estonia\u2019s goods surplus with Ukraine reached \u20ac68 mln\u00a0in 2025\u200b<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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More than 63k Ukrainian citizens in Estonia at the start of 2026, 2nd\u00a0largest foreign community \r\nand 4.6% of the total population<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\u20ac235 mln<\/h4>\n

Estonia\u2019s ICT service imports from Ukraine reached \u20ac235\u00a0mln,\u00a0~3\/4 \r\nof Estonia\u2019s total service imports\r\nfrom Ukraine<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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\u20ac232 mln<\/h4>\n

Estonia\u2019s FDI stock in Ukraine was \u20ac232\u00a0mln\u00a0in 2025, above its pre-war level\u200b<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Centre for Economic Strategy (CES), an independent Ukrainian think tank that analyzes key public policies and promotes support for reforms.<\/p>\n

With donor support, CES has launched a series of studies on trade relations between Ukraine and the European Union countries.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Free movements of goods and services<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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Estonia exported \u20ac176\u00a0mln\u00a0of goods to UA in 2025 and imported \u20ac108\u00a0mln.\u00a04 out of 5 Estonia\u2019s largest exports to Ukraine are technology\/equipment-related<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Fish and seafood became Estonia\u2019s largest export to Ukraine in 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Ukraine supplied 73.5% of Estonia\u2019s refined sunflower-oil imports in 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Estonia\u2019s services deficit with UA reached a record \u20ac185 mln\u00a0in 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Estonia\u2019s ICT service imports from UA more than doubled between 2021 and 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Ukraine supplied 9.8% of Estonia\u2019s extra-EU services imports in 2025<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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Estonia\u2019s travel-services exports to Ukraine peaked at \u20ac64 mln\u00a0in 2022<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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Trade Balance UA-EE 2025<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n
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Free movement of persons and capital<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n
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63,200<\/div>\n

Ukrainian citizens live in Estonia \r\nin 2026<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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54%<\/div>\n

Only 54% of Ukrainian residents \r\nin Estonia held TP in January 2026<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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22.3 per 1k<\/div>\n

Estonia hosts 22.3 TP beneficiaries per 1,000 (5th in EU)<\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n

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67.5%<\/div>\n

People aged 20\u201364 account \r\nfor 67.5% of Estonia\u2019s Ukrainian community<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n

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  • Estonian investment inflows into Ukraine remained positive throughout 2022\u20132025<\/li>\n
  • There are 1,141 EE-linked entities in Ukraine<\/li>\n
  • More than 11,000 employed in EE-linked companies in UA<\/li>\n
  • The ten largest EE-linked firms generated 60% of reported turnover<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n
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    Tighter co-operation potential<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n\n
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      Further integrating two-way ties in\u00a0ICT and\u00a0defence<\/strong> sectors: \r\nbuilding from the 2026 Drone Deal, high value potential in\u00a0EE\u2019s EU and NATO access with UA\u2019s tested digital capabilities.\u200b<\/p>\n <\/li>\n

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      In\u00a0reconstruction:<\/strong>\u00a0duplication of Estonia\u2019s focused projects in Zhytomyr that could reduce market-entry barriers for new firms, leveraging public guarantees and international co-financing.\u200b<\/p>\n <\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n \n \n

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      Interesting facts<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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      Estonia was the first country to begin reconstruction in the Ukrainian region it had committed to supporting \u2014 Zhytomyr Oblast\u200b.<\/p>\n

      Ukraine supplies 73.5% of Estonia\u2019s refined sunflower-oil imports.\u200b<\/p>\n <\/div>\n

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      The brochure is produced\u00a0by\u00a0Centre for Economic Strategy\u00a0\u00a0with the support of the\u00a0Askold and Dir Fund\u00a0as a part of the\u00a0the Strong Civil Society of Ukraine \u2014 a Driver towards Reforms and Democracy project,\u00a0implemented by ISAR Ednannia,\u00a0funded by Norway and Sweden. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of\u00a0Centre for Economic Strategy\u00a0and can in no way be taken to reflect the views\u00a0the\u00a0Government of Norway, the Government of Sweden and ISAR Ednannia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Estonia was the first country to begin reconstruction
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