Estonia


Overview

Estonia, a member of the European Union and the eurozone since 2004, has a modern market-based economy and one of the higher per capita income levels in Central Europe and the Baltic region. Estonia's successive governments have pursued a free market, pro-business economic agenda and have wavered little in their commitment to pro-market reforms. The current government has followed sound fiscal policies that have resulted in balanced budgets and low public debt. The economy benefits from strong electronics and telecommunications sectors and strong trade ties with Finland, Sweden, Russia, and Germany. Estonia's economy fell into recession in mid-2008, as a result of an investment and consumption slump following the bursting of the real estate market bubble and a decrease in export demand as result of economic slowdown in the rest of Europe, but the economy has recovered strongly in the last five years. Growth was expected to top 2% in 2014, before the events in Ukraine. Estonia adopted the euro on 1 January 2011

GDP

$29.94 billion (2013 est.)
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$29.49 billion (2012 est.)
$28.37 billion (2011 est.)

GDP- Real Growth Rate

1.5% (2013 est.)
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3.9% (2012 est.)
9.6% (2011 est.)

GDP - Per Capita

$22,400 (2013 est.)
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$22,000 (2012 est.)
$21,200 (2011 est.)

GDP - Composition By Sector

agriculture: 3.9%
industry: 30%
services: 66.2% (2013 est.)

Population Below Poverty Line

17.5% (2010)

Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)

3.4% (2013 est.)
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3.9% (2012 est.)

Labor Force

692,900 (2013 est.)
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Labor Force - By Occupation

agriculture: 4.2%
industry: 20.2%
services: 75.6% (2010)

Unemployment Rate

10.9% (2013 est.)
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Industries

engineering, electronics, wood and wood products, textiles; information technology, telecommunications

Industrial Production Growth

3% (2013 est.)
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