Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia
Estonia: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue was 0.5338 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia is 0.5338, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia peaked at 0.6071 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.5142, in 2012.
That places Estonia 16th out of 77 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5624 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5911 | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5905 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6041 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6028 | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.6069 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6071 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5828 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5709 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5629 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5586 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.565 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.5633 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5611 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5483 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.5413 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5297 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5142 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.5263 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5189 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.526 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5261 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5353 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5357 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5353 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5338 | -0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.5338 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 7.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.5338 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 13.6× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5902 | 0.5624 | 0.6041 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5727 | 0.5483 | 0.6071 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5289 | 0.5142 | 0.5413 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5338 | 0.5338 | 0.5338 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Estonia was 0.5338 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6071 in 2001.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5142 in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. 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 Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.