Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia

Estonia: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8132 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8132
Change on year
up 12.6%
World rank
31st
of 64 countries
All-time high
0.9241
in 1998
All-time low
0.6465
in 2005
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.8051996: 0.8641997: 0.8161998: 0.9241999: 0.8352000: 0.8272001: 0.7732002: 0.7392003: 0.7242004: 0.6532005: 0.6472006: 0.7072007: 0.6782008: 0.6722009: 0.7512010: 0.7112011: 0.7122012: 0.6962013: 0.7322014: 0.7322015: 0.8082016: 0.8032017: 0.7632018: 0.7262019: 0.7222020: 0.813

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.8132 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia peaked at 0.9241 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.6465, in 2005.

Estonia ranks 31st of 64 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Estonia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8046
1996 0.8635 +7.3%
1997 0.816 -5.5%
1998 0.9241 +13.2%
1999 0.8346 -9.7%
2000 0.8268 -0.9%
2001 0.7734 -6.5%
2002 0.7387 -4.5%
2003 0.7241 -2.0%
2004 0.6528 -9.8%
2005 0.6465 -1.0%
2006 0.7072 +9.4%
2007 0.678 -4.1%
2008 0.6716 -0.9%
2009 0.7508 +11.8%
2010 0.7111 -5.3%
2011 0.7124 +0.2%
2012 0.6955 -2.4%
2013 0.7319 +5.2%
2014 0.7325 +0.1%
2015 0.8078 +10.3%
2016 0.8028 -0.6%
2017 0.7634 -4.9%
2018 0.7255 -5.0%
2019 0.7222 -0.5%
2020 0.8132 +12.6%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.8132 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.8132 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7658, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8486 0.8046 0.9241 5
2000s 0.717 0.6465 0.8268 10
2010s 0.7405 0.6955 0.8078 10
2020s 0.8132 0.8132 0.8132 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 28 Georgia 0.8449 compare
  2. 29 Türkiye 0.8333 compare
  3. 30 Serbia 0.8316 compare
  4. 32 Norway 0.8077 compare
  5. 33 Rwanda 0.8061 compare
  6. 34 Iceland 0.7795 compare

See the full ranking of 64 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia?
Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia was 0.8132 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9241 in 1998.
What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6465 in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Estonia ranks 31st out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Other expense, 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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Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
64 places, 1,068 data points, 1990–2020
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