Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Estonia
Estonia: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.5513 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.5513 for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia peaked at 2.77 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.4157, in 1995.
That places Estonia 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4157 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4977 | +19.7% |
| 1997 | 0.5633 | +13.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5701 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5638 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7896 | +40.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6647 | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7226 | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6768 | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.6818 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6023 | -11.7% |
| 2006 | 0.5609 | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6926 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7616 | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6483 | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 1.96 | +202.4% |
| 2011 | 2.77 | +41.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7581 | -72.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6738 | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6803 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.709 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5963 | -15.9% |
| 2017 | 0.6246 | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6502 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5499 | -15.4% |
| 2020 | 0.5513 | +0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5513 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5513 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +202.4% | 0.6483 | 1.96 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5221 | 0.4157 | 0.5701 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6801 | 0.5609 | 0.7896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9969 | 0.5499 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5513 | 0.5513 | 0.5513 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia?
- Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia was 0.5513 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.77 in 2011.
- What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4157 in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
- Estonia ranks 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Environmental protection, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.