Other expense (% of expense) in Estonia
Estonia: Other expense (% of expense) was 8.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Estonia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Estonia stood at 8.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Estonia peaked at 10.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 1991.
That places Estonia 55th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Other expense (% of expense) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 2.6% | — |
| 1995 | 9.4% | +269.0% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 8.9% | -6.5% |
| 1998 | 9.4% | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -17.8% |
| 2000 | 7.4% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 8.6% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 8.5% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 10.1% | +19.4% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 9.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 10.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 10.3% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 9.6% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 8.9% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 9.0% | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 8.3% | -12.9% |
| 2023 | 8.2% | -0.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +269.0% | 2.6% | 9.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.9% | 2.6% | 9.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 8.1% | 7.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 8.2% | 9.5% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Estonia?
- Other expense in Estonia was 8.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 1991.
- How does Estonia rank for other expense?
- Estonia ranks 55th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.