Expense in Estonia
Estonia: Expense was 37.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Estonia, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 37.7% for expense in 2023.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Estonia peaked at 40.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1991.
That places Estonia 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.5% | 21.6% | 37.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 29.3% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 33.6% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.4% | 40.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More economy & growth data for Estonia
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 174.40 million current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 188.77 million current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 5.33 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 6.02 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -801.70 million current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -867.74 million current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 30,031 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 32,310 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 41.04 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Estonia?
- Expense in Estonia was 37.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1991.
- How does Estonia rank for expense?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.