Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia

Estonia: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.6705 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.6705
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
21st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.8608
in 1995
All-time low
0.6705
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8611996: 0.8611997: 0.8011998: 0.7521999: 0.7822000: 0.7712001: 0.7612002: 0.7732003: 0.772004: 0.7692005: 0.7672006: 0.7762007: 0.7642008: 0.7642009: 0.7342010: 0.7782011: 0.7882012: 0.7822013: 0.7812014: 0.7852015: 0.792016: 0.7812017: 0.762018: 0.7242019: 0.6982020: 0.67

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia is 0.6705, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia peaked at 0.8608 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6705, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 21st of 79 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.

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Social benefits, 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 0.8608
1996 0.8607 -0.0%
1997 0.8008 -7.0%
1998 0.7518 -6.1%
1999 0.7817 +4.0%
2000 0.7709 -1.4%
2001 0.7613 -1.2%
2002 0.7732 +1.6%
2003 0.7699 -0.4%
2004 0.7688 -0.1%
2005 0.767 -0.2%
2006 0.7763 +1.2%
2007 0.7644 -1.5%
2008 0.7638 -0.1%
2009 0.7341 -3.9%
2010 0.7778 +5.9%
2011 0.7882 +1.3%
2012 0.7819 -0.8%
2013 0.7811 -0.1%
2014 0.7847 +0.5%
2015 0.7899 +0.7%
2016 0.7809 -1.1%
2017 0.7597 -2.7%
2018 0.7237 -4.7%
2019 0.6985 -3.5%
2020 0.6705 -4.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.6705 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 3.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.6705 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 3.8× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8111 0.7518 0.8608 5
2000s 0.765 0.7341 0.7763 10
2010s 0.7666 0.6985 0.7899 10
2020s 0.6705 0.6705 0.6705 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 18 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.8049 compare
  2. 19 Thailand 0.7501 compare
  3. 20 Guatemala 0.7144 compare
  4. 22 Paraguay 0.6701 compare
  5. 23 Canada 0.6462 compare
  6. 24 Kazakhstan 0.6241 compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia?
Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Estonia was 0.6705 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8608 in 1995.
What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6705 in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Estonia ranks 21st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.8%. 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 Social benefits, 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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Social benefits, 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
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
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