Estonia vs Finland: Taxes on goods and services
Estonia
16.0%
in 2024
Finland
15.8%
in 2024
Estonia rank
21st
Finland rank
23rd
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Estonia
- Finland
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 16.0% against 15.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.
Estonia ranks 21st and Finland ranks 23rd of 154 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 16.6% | 2.1% | Finland |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 15.6% | 1.0% | Finland |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 17.1% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 16.4% | 0.9% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Estonia or Finland?
- Estonia, at 16.0% against 15.8% in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Estonia and Finland?
- 0.2%, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Estonia ranks 21st and Finland ranks 23rd of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.