Taxes on goods and services in Estonia
Estonia: Taxes on goods and services was 16.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Estonia, 1995–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services in Estonia is 16.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Estonia peaked at 17.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.1%, in 1999.
That places Estonia 21st out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.5% | — |
| 1996 | 15.2% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -8.4% |
| 1999 | 13.1% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 13.7% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 14.5% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 15.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | -11.6% |
| 2009 | 17.0% | +24.7% |
| 2010 | 16.2% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 16.0% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 17.1% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 15.9% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 16.4% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +4.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 16.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.7%, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 16.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 15.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 13.7% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 15.4% | 16.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More public sector data for Estonia
- Arms imports 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 45.91 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0015 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 63.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,051 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0334 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 16.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.44 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 585.07 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Estonia?
- Taxes on goods and services in Estonia was 16.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.1% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Estonia ranks 21st out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.