Estonia’s trade deficit widened to EUR 365 million in April 2026 from EUR 347 million in the same month last year. Exports climbed 13% year-on-year to EUR 1,786 million, boosted by higher sales to both EU countries (+16%) and non-EU countries (+17%). Exports rose for mineral products (+76%), raw materials and products of the chemical industry (+23%), machinery and mechanical appliances (+21%), miscellaneous manufactured articles (+15%), electrical equipment (+13%), and transport equipment (+11%). Imports jumped 12% to EUR 2,151 million on higher purchases from both EU (+11%) and non-EU (+10%) countries. Among commodities, notable increases were seen in mineral products (+69%), optical, measuring and precision instruments (+33%), machinery and mechanical appliances (+14%), and electrical equipment (+14%). Over the first four months of the year, the country recorded a trade shortfall of EUR 1,268 million, marginally higher than the EUR 1,259 million recorded in the same period of 2025.