Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia

Estonia: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure was 0.2979 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2979
Change on year
down 38.8%
World rank
68th
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.8265
in 1998
All-time low
0.2979
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.7591996: 0.7481997: 0.6781998: 0.8271999: 0.7812000: 0.7682001: 0.7092002: 0.7212003: 0.762004: 0.7032005: 0.7162006: 0.7812007: 0.7452008: 0.7322009: 0.6522010: 0.6532011: 0.6692012: 0.6592013: 0.8132014: 0.7272015: 0.7162016: 0.6712017: 0.6362018: 0.4682019: 0.4872020: 0.298

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.2979 for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 38.8% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia peaked at 0.8265 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.2979, in 2020.

That places Estonia 68th out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Subsidies, payable, 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 0.7589
1996 0.7475 -1.5%
1997 0.6784 -9.3%
1998 0.8265 +21.8%
1999 0.7806 -5.6%
2000 0.7679 -1.6%
2001 0.7089 -7.7%
2002 0.7214 +1.8%
2003 0.7603 +5.4%
2004 0.7033 -7.5%
2005 0.7162 +1.8%
2006 0.7808 +9.0%
2007 0.7455 -4.5%
2008 0.7318 -1.8%
2009 0.6519 -10.9%
2010 0.6528 +0.1%
2011 0.6687 +2.4%
2012 0.659 -1.5%
2013 0.8133 +23.4%
2014 0.7275 -10.6%
2015 0.7164 -1.5%
2016 0.6712 -6.3%
2017 0.6357 -5.3%
2018 0.4676 -26.4%
2019 0.4867 +4.1%
2020 0.2979 -38.8%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.2979 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 40% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.2979 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 38% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7584 0.6784 0.8265 5
2000s 0.7288 0.6519 0.7808 10
2010s 0.6499 0.4676 0.8133 10
2020s 0.2979 0.2979 0.2979 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 65 Belgium 0.3264 compare
  2. 66 Romania 0.3155 compare
  3. 67 Japan 0.3143 compare
  4. 69 Spain 0.277 compare
  5. 70 Korea 0.26 compare
  6. 71 Kazakhstan 0.2331 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia was 0.2979 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.8265 in 1998.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2979 in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Estonia ranks 68th out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. 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 Subsidies, payable, 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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Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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