Estonia vs Upper middle income: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Estonia
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 22.7% against 10.4% in Upper middle income, a difference of 12.3%.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.2 times Upper middle income's.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Estonia has been ahead every year.
Estonia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 157 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 10.7% | 9.4% | Estonia |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 11.5% | 9.2% | Estonia |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 10.5% | 11.0% | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Estonia or Upper middle income?
- Estonia, at 22.7% against 10.4% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Estonia and Upper middle income?
- 12.3%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Upper middle income?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Upper middle income rank globally for tax revenue?
- Estonia ranks 33rd and Upper middle income ranks 30th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.