General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia
Estonia: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 2.18 in 2020. ▼ Falling
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2.18 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia peaked at 2.87 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.92, in 2013.
That places Estonia 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.27 | — |
| 1996 | 2.2 | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 2.4 | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 2.25 | -6.3% |
| 1999 | 2.45 | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2 | -10.1% |
| 2001 | 2.87 | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 2.64 | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 2.81 | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 2.55 | -9.0% |
| 2005 | 2.69 | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 2.48 | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 2.54 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.75 | +8.5% |
| 2009 | 2.49 | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 2.58 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.43 | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.17 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 1.92 | -11.4% |
| 2014 | 1.92 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.98 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.99 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.02 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 2.08 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 2.22 | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 2.18 | -1.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2.18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 1.9× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2.18 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 1.9× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.32 | 2.2 | 2.45 | 5 |
| 2000s | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 1.92 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 | 2.18 | 2.18 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 9 Uzbekistan 2.53 compare
- 10 Kazakhstan 2.42 compare
- 11 Denmark 2.4 compare
- 13 Norway 2.01 compare
- 14 Netherlands 1.97 compare
- 15 Georgia 1.8 compare
More public sector data for Estonia
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,051 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 585.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia was 2.18 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.87 in 2001.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. 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 General public services, 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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About this data
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.