Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Estonia
Estonia: Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.2979 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Subsidies, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Estonia, 1995–2020
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 … total in Estonia, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.