Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia

Estonia: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6565 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6565
Change on year
down 7.9%
World rank
46th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.7992
in 2010
All-time low
0.6565
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7661996: 0.7621997: 0.7431998: 0.7791999: 0.7762000: 0.7972001: 0.772002: 0.7572003: 0.7762004: 0.7652005: 0.7542006: 0.7742007: 0.7772008: 0.7912009: 0.7052010: 0.7992011: 0.7982012: 0.7642013: 0.7072014: 0.762015: 0.7812016: 0.772017: 0.7282018: 0.7212019: 0.7132020: 0.657

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.6565 for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia peaked at 0.7992 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6565, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 46th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Estonia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.7655
1996 0.7621 -0.4%
1997 0.743 -2.5%
1998 0.7788 +4.8%
1999 0.7756 -0.4%
2000 0.7974 +2.8%
2001 0.7701 -3.4%
2002 0.7574 -1.6%
2003 0.776 +2.5%
2004 0.7655 -1.4%
2005 0.7538 -1.5%
2006 0.7737 +2.6%
2007 0.7765 +0.4%
2008 0.7909 +1.8%
2009 0.7053 -10.8%
2010 0.7992 +13.3%
2011 0.7978 -0.2%
2012 0.764 -4.2%
2013 0.7068 -7.5%
2014 0.7605 +7.6%
2015 0.7807 +2.7%
2016 0.7698 -1.4%
2017 0.7284 -5.4%
2018 0.7205 -1.1%
2019 0.713 -1.0%
2020 0.6565 -7.9%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.6565 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 84% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.6565 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.765 0.743 0.7788 5
2000s 0.7667 0.7053 0.7974 10
2010s 0.7541 0.7068 0.7992 10
2020s 0.6565 0.6565 0.6565 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 43 Belarus 0.7043 compare
  2. 44 Portugal 0.6971 compare
  3. 45 France 0.6873 compare
  4. 47 Russian Federation 0.6556 compare
  5. 48 Lithuania 0.6542 compare
  6. 49 Uzbekistan 0.6388 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia was 0.6565 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7992 in 2010.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6565 in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Estonia ranks 46th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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