NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general in Estonia
Estonia: NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general was 12.3 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general in Estonia, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Estonia stood at 12.3 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Estonia peaked at 12.3 Percentage of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.05 Percentage of GDP, in 2006.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.43 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1996 | 11.12 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 1997 | 10.33 Percentage of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1998 | 10.32 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.46 Percentage of GDP | +11.0% |
| 2000 | 10.56 Percentage of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2001 | 10.03 Percentage of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2002 | 10.07 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 10.03 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 9.96 Percentage of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 9.67 Percentage of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.05 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 9.17 Percentage of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 10.79 Percentage of GDP | +17.6% |
| 2009 | 11.92 Percentage of GDP | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 10.97 Percentage of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 10.09 Percentage of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 9.74 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 10.05 Percentage of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 10.19 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 10.6 Percentage of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 10.63 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 10.4 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 10.44 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.74 Percentage of GDP | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 11.67 Percentage of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 11 Percentage of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 10.48 Percentage of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 11.66 Percentage of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 12.23 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2025 | 12.3 Percentage of GDP | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.93 Percentage of GDP | 10.32 Percentage of GDP | 11.46 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
| 2000s | 10.12 Percentage of GDP | 9.05 Percentage of GDP | 11.92 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.39 Percentage of GDP | 9.74 Percentage of GDP | 10.97 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.56 Percentage of GDP | 10.48 Percentage of GDP | 12.3 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 1 Latvia 13.1 Percentage of GDP compare
- 1 Iceland 14.32 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Denmark 14.18 Percentage of GDP compare
- 2 Slovenia 12.46 Percentage of GDP compare
- 3 Finland 13.53 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Lithuania 12.1 Percentage of GDP compare
- 4 Norway 13.37 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 Poland 12.01 Percentage of GDP compare
- 5 South Africa 13.12 Percentage of GDP compare
- 6 Canada 12.65 Percentage of GDP compare
More public sector data for Estonia
- Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D 447.87 US dollars, PPP converted (2024)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators -825 National currency (2025)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 509.2 National currency (2025)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators 2,785 National currency (2025)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 18,081 National currency (2025)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators 5,127 National currency (2025)
- Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed 2,478 National currency (2024)
- Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital 2,780 National currency (2024)
- Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of 4,872 National currency (2024)
- NAAG Chapter 6A: Government expenditure by function — Expenditure by 43.96 Percentage of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Estonia?
- Naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general in Estonia was 12.3 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3 Percentage of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.05 Percentage of GDP in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general?
- Estonia ranks 3rd out of 8 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naag chapter 6: government — compensation of employees by general rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general government. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The National Accounts at a Glance (NAAG) is based on the original publication and has nine chapters: The first chapter focuses on indicators of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The second is about income and related indicators and presents measures of net national income, savings and net lending/net borrowing. The third chapter looks at the expenditure approach to GDP, with information on the key components of demand and imports. The fourth chapter presents indicators from a production perspective. The fifth chapter looks at household sector indicators such as household disposable income, saving and net worth. The sixth chapter focuses on general government, presenting indicators such as general government revenue, expenditure and gross debt. The seventh chapter looks at financial and non-financial corporations. The eighth chapter presents indicators of capital stock and depreciation. Finally, chapter 9 provides reference indicators, important in their own right but also because they are used in the construction of many of the indicators presented elsewhere in NAAG.