Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia

Estonia: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5813 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.5813
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
41st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6432
in 2000
All-time low
0.5427
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.6081996: 0.5931997: 0.6181998: 0.6351999: 0.6432000: 0.6432001: 0.6132002: 0.5872003: 0.5892004: 0.5662005: 0.5522006: 0.5552007: 0.5442008: 0.5432009: 0.5482010: 0.5622011: 0.5662012: 0.5652013: 0.5432014: 0.5612015: 0.5662016: 0.5732017: 0.5772018: 0.5732019: 0.5822020: 0.581

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.5813 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia peaked at 0.6432 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.5427, in 2008.

That places Estonia 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Estonia, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.6077
1996 0.5931 -2.4%
1997 0.6179 +4.2%
1998 0.6351 +2.8%
1999 0.6425 +1.2%
2000 0.6432 +0.1%
2001 0.6128 -4.7%
2002 0.5874 -4.1%
2003 0.5893 +0.3%
2004 0.566 -4.0%
2005 0.552 -2.5%
2006 0.5548 +0.5%
2007 0.5443 -1.9%
2008 0.5427 -0.3%
2009 0.5477 +0.9%
2010 0.562 +2.6%
2011 0.566 +0.7%
2012 0.5651 -0.2%
2013 0.5431 -3.9%
2014 0.5606 +3.2%
2015 0.5662 +1.0%
2016 0.5725 +1.1%
2017 0.5772 +0.8%
2018 0.5734 -0.7%
2019 0.5815 +1.4%
2020 0.5813 -0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.5813 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.5813 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6192 0.5931 0.6425 5
2000s 0.574 0.5427 0.6432 10
2010s 0.5668 0.5431 0.5815 10
2020s 0.5813 0.5813 0.5813 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 38 Bulgaria 0.6176 compare
  2. 39 Kenya 0.6066 compare
  3. 40 Colombia 0.5826 compare
  4. 42 Kyrgyzstan 0.5613 compare
  5. 43 Lithuania 0.5577 compare
  6. 44 Croatia 0.544 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia?
Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Estonia was 0.5813 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6432 in 2000.
What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5427 in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Estonia ranks 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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