Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Estonia
Estonia: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.1197 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Estonia, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Estonia recorded -0.1197 for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 57.7% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Estonia peaked at -0.0647 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.3729, in 2007.
That places Estonia 41st out of 64 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -0.1785 | — |
| 1996 | -0.16 | -10.4% |
| 1997 | -0.26 | +62.5% |
| 1998 | -0.1577 | -39.3% |
| 1999 | -0.0647 | -59.0% |
| 2000 | -0.1459 | +125.3% |
| 2001 | -0.2532 | +73.6% |
| 2002 | -0.2331 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | -0.2883 | +23.7% |
| 2004 | -0.3625 | +25.7% |
| 2005 | -0.3127 | -13.7% |
| 2006 | -0.3713 | +18.7% |
| 2007 | -0.3729 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | -0.1542 | -58.6% |
| 2009 | -0.1251 | -18.9% |
| 2010 | -0.1585 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | -0.1744 | +10.1% |
| 2012 | -0.1238 | -29.0% |
| 2013 | -0.1875 | +51.5% |
| 2014 | -0.1991 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | -0.1681 | -15.6% |
| 2016 | -0.1754 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | -0.1825 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | -0.2064 | +13.1% |
| 2019 | -0.2826 | +36.9% |
| 2020 | -0.1197 | -57.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.1642 | -0.26 | -0.0647 | 5 |
| 2000s | -0.2619 | -0.3729 | -0.1251 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1858 | -0.2826 | -0.1238 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1197 | -0.1197 | -0.1197 | 1 |
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- 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 vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Estonia?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Estonia was -0.1197 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was -0.0647 in 1999.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3729 in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, 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.