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Foreign-founded companies by country

Estonian companies founded by non-Estonian citizens – grouped by country of origin with sector breakdown, tax contribution and headcount.

Source: Business Register · isikukood and citizenshipUpdated: Business Register · dailyMethodology
61
countries with ≥5 companies
4647
companies in total
4475
active in registry
25,2m €
MTA taxes (latest year)
  1. Ukraina · UkraineUkraine
    988
    active companies · 29 removed
    824,1m €
    revenue
    1,5m €
    taxes
  2. Venemaa · RussiaRussia
    984
    active companies · 45 removed
    435,6m €
    revenue
    7,1m €
    taxes
  3. Hiina · China
Methodology

Includes Estonian Business Register companies whose registered founders include at least one person whose isikukood- or registry-derived citizenship is NOT Estonian (ISO3 EST).

Citizenship is taken at registration time – later acquired Estonian citizenship, e-Residency or other status change does not alter this view. Dual nationalities are reflected only via the citizenship recorded in the registry.

Revenue and tax are summed across all companies for each country: revenue from the latest filed annual report, taxes from the Tax Board's latest-year quarterly aggregate. These are total company figures, not founder-share-weighted.

Difference from 'foreign-owned' view: The foreign-owned view tracks current legal-entity shareholders (in foreign registries); this view tracks the natural-person founder at registration time. The same company can appear in both with different attributions.

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China
362
active companies · 1 removed
5,4m €
revenue
405k €
taxes
  • Saksamaa · GermanyGermany
    218
    active companies · 8 removed
    48,1m €
    revenue
    1,3m €
    taxes
  • Soome · FinlandFinland
    197
    active companies · 7 removed
    27,1m €
    revenue
    1,7m €
    taxes
  • Hispaania · SpainSpain
    131
    active companies · 3 removed
    15,1m €
    revenue
    115k €
    taxes
  • Itaalia · ItalyItaly
    120
    active companies · 3 removed
    108,1m €
    revenue
    497k €
    taxes
  • Ühendkuningriik · United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    110
    active companies · 3 removed
    16,5m €
    revenue
    3,0m €
    taxes
  • Läti · LatviaLatvia
    104
    active companies · 6 removed
    49,3m €
    revenue
    1,6m €
    taxes
  • Poola · PolandPoland
    90
    active companies · 3 removed
    32,6m €
    revenue
    100k €
    taxes
  • Ameerika Ühendriigid · United StatesUnited States
    71
    active companies · 7 removed
    7,0m €
    revenue
    1,7m €
    taxes
  • Prantsusmaa · FranceFrance
    64
    active companies · 2 removed
    2,8m €
    revenue
    187k €
    taxes
  • Valgevene · BelarusBelarus
    56
    active companies · 2 removed
    66,1m €
    revenue
    856k €
    taxes
  • Rootsi · SwedenSweden
    55
    active companies · 5 removed
    10,5m €
    revenue
    1,6m €
    taxes
  • Šveits · SwitzerlandSwitzerland
    49
    active companies · 2 removed
    33,2m €
    revenue
    281k €
    taxes
  • Holland · NetherlandsNetherlands
    44
    active companies · 5 removed
    26,2m €
    revenue
    509k €
    taxes
  • Iisrael · IsraelIsrael
    41
    active companies · 2 removed
    13,5m €
    revenue
    82k €
    taxes
  • Türgi · TürkiyeTürkiye
    40
    active companies · 2 removed
    750k €
    revenue
    28 €
    taxes
  • IndiaIndia
    39
    active companies
    1,9m €
    revenue
    88k €
    taxes
  • Leedu · LithuaniaLithuania
    38
    active companies · 2 removed
    12,8m €
    revenue
    525k €
    taxes
  • PortugalPortugal
    33
    active companies · 1 removed
    2,7m €
    revenue
    20k €
    taxes
  • Ungari · HungaryHungary
    32
    active companies · 5 removed
    4,0m €
    revenue
    3k €
    taxes
  • Belgia · BelgiumBelgium
    32
    active companies
    4,7m €
    revenue
    47k €
    taxes
  • AustriaAustria
    31
    active companies · 2 removed
    36,1m €
    revenue
    680k €
    taxes
  • Tšehhi · CzechiaCzechia
    28
    active companies · 3 removed
    12,5m €
    revenue
    144k €
    taxes
  • Rumeenia · RomaniaRomania
    28
    active companies
    2,1m €
    revenue
    18k €
    taxes
  • Araabia Ühendemiraadid · United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
    27
    active companies · 1 removed
    630k €
    revenue
    149k €
    taxes
  • Gruusia · GeorgiaGeorgia
    27
    active companies · 2 removed
    6,7m €
    revenue
    80k €
    taxes
  • Bulgaaria · BulgariaBulgaria
    25
    active companies
    32,5m €
    revenue
    31k €
    taxes
  • Iirimaa · IrelandIreland
    20
    active companies
    1,4m €
    revenue
    76k €
    taxes
  • Kasahstan · KazakhstanKazakhstan
    18
    active companies
    1,9m €
    revenue
    5k €
    taxes
  • MoldovaMoldova
    17
    active companies · 2 removed
    824k €
    revenue
    7k €
    taxes
  • Norra · NorwayNorway
    16
    active companies
    10,7m €
    revenue
    425k €
    taxes
  • Kanada · CanadaCanada
    15
    active companies
    99k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Taani · DenmarkDenmark
    14
    active companies
    2,9m €
    revenue
    140k €
    taxes
  • Austraalia · AustraliaAustralia
    14
    active companies
    796k €
    revenue
    6k €
    taxes
  • Brasiilia · BrazilBrazil
    14
    active companies
    525k €
    revenue
    7k €
    taxes
  • Lõuna-Korea · South KoreaSouth Korea
    13
    active companies
    –
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Mehhiko · MexicoMexico
    13
    active companies · 1 removed
    1,1m €
    revenue
    11k €
    taxes
  • Slovakkia · SlovakiaSlovakia
    13
    active companies · 2 removed
    324k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Kreeka · GreeceGreece
    12
    active companies · 1 removed
    553k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Egiptus · EgyptEgypt
    10
    active companies
    97k €
    revenue
    682 €
    taxes
  • Iraan · IranIran
    9
    active companies
    53k €
    revenue
    4k €
    taxes
  • Hongkongi erihalduspiirkond · Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong SAR China
    9
    active companies
    11k €
    revenue
    293 €
    taxes
  • Horvaatia · CroatiaCroatia
    9
    active companies · 2 removed
    698k €
    revenue
    9k €
    taxes
  • Singapur · SingaporeSingapore
    7
    active companies
    286k €
    revenue
    3k €
    taxes
  • Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik · South AfricaSouth Africa
    7
    active companies · 1 removed
    630k €
    revenue
    282 €
    taxes
  • Sloveenia · SloveniaSlovenia
    6
    active companies · 1 removed
    708k €
    revenue
    818 €
    taxes
  • ArgentinaArgentina
    5
    active companies · 1 removed
    76k €
    revenue
    164 €
    taxes
  • Jaapan · JapanJapan
    5
    active companies
    144k €
    revenue
    8k €
    taxes
  • PakistanPakistan
    5
    active companies
    9k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Tai · ThailandThailand
    5
    active companies
    41k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
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