Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Estonia
Estonia: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 22.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Estonia, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Estonia stood at 22.7%.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Estonia peaked at 22.8% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1992.
Estonia ranks 34th of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.6% | — |
| 1992 | 12.5% | -28.9% |
| 1993 | 15.4% | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 20.3% | +31.4% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +12.6% |
| 1996 | 21.8% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 22.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 20.9% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 19.2% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 19.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 21.7% | +12.0% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | -7.0% |
| 2011 | 19.4% | -3.7% |
| 2012 | 20.2% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 20.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 22.7% | +6.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 22.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 22.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.5% | 12.5% | 22.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.1% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.4% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 20.7% | 22.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Estonia?
- Tax revenue in Estonia was 22.7% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 1995.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1992.
- How does Estonia rank for tax revenue?
- Estonia ranks 34th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.