Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia
Estonia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 22.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia, 1991–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia stood at 22.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia peaked at 27.8% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1993.
That places Estonia 83rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 26.0% | — |
| 1992 | 16.5% | -36.5% |
| 1993 | 15.9% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 21.1% | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 26.9% | +27.1% |
| 1996 | 24.8% | -7.8% |
| 1997 | 24.5% | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +13.6% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | -19.3% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 21.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 22.7% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 22.0% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 18.2% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 19.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.6% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 20.4% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 22.3% | +9.5% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 21.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +4.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 22.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 91% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 22.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | -36.5% | 26.0% | 16.5% |
| 1994 | +33.1% | 15.9% | 21.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 15.9% | 27.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 21.3% | 18.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.5% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.6% | 20.4% | 22.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 80 Cape Verde 22.7% compare
- 81 Saint Lucia 22.7% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 22.4% compare
- 84 Spain 22.0% compare
- 85 Czechia 21.9% compare
- 86 San Marino 21.8% compare
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 income, profits and capital gains in Estonia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Estonia was 22.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.8% in 1998.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Estonia ranks 83rd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.