Overall primary balance, Transactions in Estonia
Estonia: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 1.12 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Estonia, 2002–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, overall primary balance, transactions in Estonia stood at 1.12 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.8% on the previous year and up 140.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Estonia peaked at 1.19 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -753.40 million, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 17th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 340.00 million | — |
| 2003 | 436.30 million | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 433.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 402.70 million | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 810.50 million | +101.3% |
| 2007 | 1.10 billion | +35.8% |
| 2008 | 264.90 million | -75.9% |
| 2009 | 93.90 million | -64.6% |
| 2010 | 10.20 million | -89.1% |
| 2011 | 245.70 million | +2308.8% |
| 2012 | 573.40 million | +133.4% |
| 2013 | 393.30 million | -31.4% |
| 2014 | 609.70 million | +55.0% |
| 2015 | 465.40 million | -23.7% |
| 2016 | 304.70 million | -34.5% |
| 2017 | 483.20 million | +58.6% |
| 2018 | 434.20 million | -10.1% |
| 2019 | 553.40 million | +27.5% |
| 2020 | -753.40 million | -236.1% |
| 2021 | 47.00 million | -106.2% |
| 2022 | 787.60 million | +1575.7% |
| 2023 | 524.30 million | -33.4% |
| 2024 | 1.19 billion | +126.4% |
| 2025 | 1.12 billion | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 485.31 million | 93.90 million | 1.10 billion | 8 |
| 2010s | 407.32 million | 10.20 million | 609.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 485.03 million | -753.40 million | 1.19 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 overall primary balance, transactions in Estonia?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Estonia was 1.12 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.19 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -753.40 million in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Estonia ranks 17th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.