How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?

30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Estonia vs Finland: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Estonia

12.23 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Finland

11.75 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Estonia rank

11th

Finland rank

13th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 12.23 Percentage of GDP against 11.75 Percentage of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.48 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.

Estonia ranks 11th and Finland ranks 13th of 33 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11.3 Percentage of GDP	12.75 Percentage of GDP	1.45 Percentage of GDP	Finland
2000s	10.74 Percentage of GDP	11.54 Percentage of GDP	0.8036 Percentage of GDP	Finland
2010s	11.23 Percentage of GDP	12.32 Percentage of GDP	1.09 Percentage of GDP	Finland
2020s	11.82 Percentage of GDP	11.98 Percentage of GDP	0.1591 Percentage of GDP	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Estonia or Finland?: Estonia, at 12.23 Percentage of GDP against 11.75 Percentage of GDP in Finland as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Estonia and Finland?: 0.48 Percentage of GDP, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?: Estonia ranks 11th and Finland ranks 13th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

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