Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia

Estonia: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9878 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9878
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.988
in 2019
All-time low
0.9759
in 2000
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9881996: 0.9781997: 0.9791998: 0.9791999: 0.9782000: 0.9762001: 0.9772002: 0.9782003: 0.9812004: 0.9822005: 0.9822006: 0.9852007: 0.9862008: 0.9822009: 0.9812010: 0.9772011: 0.9762012: 0.9792013: 0.9822014: 0.9842015: 0.9852016: 0.9852017: 0.9862018: 0.9872019: 0.9882020: 0.988

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia stood at 0.9878.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia peaked at 0.988 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9759, in 2000.

Estonia ranks 11th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government) in Estonia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.988
1996 0.9784 -1.0%
1997 0.9789 +0.0%
1998 0.9792 +0.0%
1999 0.978 -0.1%
2000 0.9759 -0.2%
2001 0.9767 +0.1%
2002 0.9783 +0.2%
2003 0.9808 +0.3%
2004 0.9821 +0.1%
2005 0.982 -0.0%
2006 0.9846 +0.3%
2007 0.9862 +0.2%
2008 0.9816 -0.5%
2009 0.9809 -0.1%
2010 0.9773 -0.4%
2011 0.9759 -0.1%
2012 0.9794 +0.4%
2013 0.9824 +0.3%
2014 0.9836 +0.1%
2015 0.9847 +0.1%
2016 0.9853 +0.1%
2017 0.9861 +0.1%
2018 0.9872 +0.1%
2019 0.988 +0.1%
2020 0.9878 -0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.9878 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8224, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.9878 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8745, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9805 0.978 0.988 5
2000s 0.9809 0.9759 0.9862 10
2010s 0.983 0.9759 0.988 10
2020s 0.9878 0.9878 0.9878 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 8 Kenya 0.9932 compare
  2. 9 Azerbaijan 0.9914 compare
  3. 10 Ireland 0.9882 compare
  4. 12 Cyprus 0.9847 compare
  5. 13 Lithuania 0.9831 compare
  6. 14 Turkey 0.9829 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia?
Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia was 0.9878 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.988 in 2019.
What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9759 in 2000.
How does Estonia rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
Estonia ranks 11th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Tax revenue decentralization, 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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Indicator
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
80 places, 1,657 data points, 1972–2020
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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.