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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
4668
companies in total
4488
active in registry
41,7m €
MTA taxes (latest year)
  1. Ukraina · UkraineUkraine
    999
    active companies · 32 removed
    777,7m €
    revenue
    2,5m €
    taxes
  2. Venemaa · RussiaRussia
    975
    active companies · 47 removed
    421,9m €
    revenue
    8,5m €
    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
363
active companies · 1 removed
5,4m €
revenue
855k €
taxes
  • Saksamaa · GermanyGermany
    218
    active companies · 8 removed
    48,2m €
    revenue
    2,4m €
    taxes
  • Soome · FinlandFinland
    192
    active companies · 8 removed
    27,5m €
    revenue
    3,3m €
    taxes
  • Hispaania · SpainSpain
    130
    active companies · 4 removed
    15,2m €
    revenue
    148k €
    taxes
  • Itaalia · ItalyItaly
    123
    active companies · 3 removed
    108,5m €
    revenue
    669k €
    taxes
  • Ühendkuningriik · United KingdomUnited Kingdom
    110
    active companies · 3 removed
    23,2m €
    revenue
    6,2m €
    taxes
  • Läti · LatviaLatvia
    103
    active companies · 6 removed
    48,5m €
    revenue
    3,5m €
    taxes
  • Poola · PolandPoland
    90
    active companies · 3 removed
    32,8m €
    revenue
    154k €
    taxes
  • Ameerika Ühendriigid · United StatesUnited States
    72
    active companies · 7 removed
    7,0m €
    revenue
    2,5m €
    taxes
  • Prantsusmaa · FranceFrance
    66
    active companies · 2 removed
    2,6m €
    revenue
    267k €
    taxes
  • Valgevene · BelarusBelarus
    57
    active companies · 2 removed
    62,9m €
    revenue
    1,2m €
    taxes
  • Rootsi · SwedenSweden
    55
    active companies · 5 removed
    10,5m €
    revenue
    2,3m €
    taxes
  • Šveits · SwitzerlandSwitzerland
    49
    active companies · 2 removed
    33,0m €
    revenue
    634k €
    taxes
  • Holland · NetherlandsNetherlands
    46
    active companies · 5 removed
    26,3m €
    revenue
    981k €
    taxes
  • Iisrael · IsraelIsrael
    41
    active companies · 2 removed
    13,5m €
    revenue
    145k €
    taxes
  • Türgi · TürkiyeTürkiye
    41
    active companies · 2 removed
    750k €
    revenue
    11 €
    taxes
  • IndiaIndia
    40
    active companies
    1,9m €
    revenue
    229k €
    taxes
  • Leedu · LithuaniaLithuania
    38
    active companies · 2 removed
    14,6m €
    revenue
    934k €
    taxes
  • PortugalPortugal
    33
    active companies · 1 removed
    2,7m €
    revenue
    36k €
    taxes
  • Ungari · HungaryHungary
    32
    active companies · 5 removed
    4,0m €
    revenue
    7k €
    taxes
  • Belgia · BelgiumBelgium
    32
    active companies
    4,6m €
    revenue
    93k €
    taxes
  • AustriaAustria
    31
    active companies · 2 removed
    35,9m €
    revenue
    2,1m €
    taxes
  • Rumeenia · RomaniaRomania
    29
    active companies
    2,1m €
    revenue
    35k €
    taxes
  • Tšehhi · CzechiaCzechia
    28
    active companies · 3 removed
    11,8m €
    revenue
    275k €
    taxes
  • Araabia Ühendemiraadid · United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates
    27
    active companies · 1 removed
    793k €
    revenue
    308k €
    taxes
  • Gruusia · GeorgiaGeorgia
    27
    active companies · 2 removed
    6,7m €
    revenue
    165k €
    taxes
  • Bulgaaria · BulgariaBulgaria
    25
    active companies
    32,5m €
    revenue
    37k €
    taxes
  • Iirimaa · IrelandIreland
    20
    active companies
    1,3m €
    revenue
    144k €
    taxes
  • Kasahstan · KazakhstanKazakhstan
    17
    active companies
    1,9m €
    revenue
    12k €
    taxes
  • MoldovaMoldova
    17
    active companies · 2 removed
    824k €
    revenue
    7k €
    taxes
  • Norra · NorwayNorway
    16
    active companies
    10,7m €
    revenue
    910k €
    taxes
  • Kanada · CanadaCanada
    16
    active companies
    99k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Brasiilia · BrazilBrazil
    15
    active companies
    525k €
    revenue
    7k €
    taxes
  • Austraalia · AustraliaAustralia
    14
    active companies
    779k €
    revenue
    4k €
    taxes
  • Taani · DenmarkDenmark
    14
    active companies
    578k €
    revenue
    34k €
    taxes
  • Lõuna-Korea · South KoreaSouth Korea
    13
    active companies
    –
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Slovakkia · SlovakiaSlovakia
    13
    active companies · 2 removed
    407k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Mehhiko · MexicoMexico
    13
    active companies · 1 removed
    1,1m €
    revenue
    22k €
    taxes
  • Kreeka · GreeceGreece
    12
    active companies · 1 removed
    553k €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • Egiptus · EgyptEgypt
    10
    active companies
    97k €
    revenue
    682 €
    taxes
  • Hongkongi erihalduspiirkond · Hong Kong SAR ChinaHong Kong SAR China
    9
    active companies
    11k €
    revenue
    293 €
    taxes
  • Iraan · IranIran
    9
    active companies
    53k €
    revenue
    12k €
    taxes
  • Horvaatia · CroatiaCroatia
    9
    active companies · 2 removed
    753k €
    revenue
    9k €
    taxes
  • Lõuna-Aafrika Vabariik · South AfricaSouth Africa
    8
    active companies · 1 removed
    630k €
    revenue
    282 €
    taxes
  • Singapur · SingaporeSingapore
    7
    active companies
    286k €
    revenue
    6k €
    taxes
  • Jaapan · JapanJapan
    7
    active companies
    144k €
    revenue
    9k €
    taxes
  • Sloveenia · SloveniaSlovenia
    6
    active companies · 1 removed
    708k €
    revenue
    1k €
    taxes
  • Tai · ThailandThailand
    5
    active companies
    41k €
    revenue
    151 €
    taxes
  • PakistanPakistan
    5
    active companies
    1,1m €
    revenue
    –
    taxes
  • ArgentinaArgentina
    5
    active companies · 1 removed
    76k €
    revenue
    164 €
    taxes
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