Goods and services expense in Estonia
Estonia: Goods and services expense was 9.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Estonia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 9.2% for goods and services expense in 2023.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Estonia peaked at 18.2% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 112th of 154 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Goods and services expense in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 18.2% | — |
| 1995 | 16.8% | -7.8% |
| 1996 | 15.3% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 14.9% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.8% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 14.2% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 13.4% | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 12.0% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 11.6% | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 9.1% | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 9.8% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 10.2% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 9.9% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 10.0% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | -15.3% |
| 2021 | 9.1% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 9.2% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.1% | 14.9% | 18.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.1% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 9.8% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.1% | 8.7% | 9.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Estonia?
- Goods and services expense in Estonia was 9.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1991.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for goods and services expense?
- Estonia ranks 112th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.