Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia
Estonia: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9967 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.9967 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia peaked at 0.9978 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9874, in 2011.
That places Estonia 19th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9978 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9932 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.994 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9935 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9928 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9934 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9936 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9939 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9951 | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9954 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9948 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9947 | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9948 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.9939 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9946 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9915 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9874 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9931 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.9955 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9962 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9961 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9963 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9961 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9964 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9968 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9967 | -0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.9967 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.9967 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.978, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9943 | 0.9928 | 0.9978 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9944 | 0.9934 | 0.9954 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9945 | 0.9874 | 0.9968 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9967 | 0.9967 | 0.9967 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia?
- Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia was 0.9967 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9978 in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9874 in 2011.
- How does Estonia rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Estonia ranks 19th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 Taxes on goods and services, 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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About this data
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.