Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Estonia
Estonia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -37.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Estonia stood at -37.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Estonia peaked at -29.3% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -40.9%, in 2009.
That places Estonia 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -33.4% | — |
| 2001 | -31.3% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | -30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | -30.7% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -30.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | -30.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | -29.6% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | -29.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | -34.4% | +17.5% |
| 2009 | -40.9% | +19.1% |
| 2010 | -38.2% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | -34.9% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | -34.2% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | -34.1% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | -33.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | -35.8% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | -35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | -34.7% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | -35.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | -35.7% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | -40.9% | +14.7% |
| 2021 | -38.2% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | -35.4% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | -37.7% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -32.1% | -40.9% | -29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -35.2% | -38.2% | -33.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | -38.1% | -40.9% | -35.4% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Estonia
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -24.28 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -17.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -838.20 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 75.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0178 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -613.4 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 17.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0519 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 1,785 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Estonia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Estonia was -37.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was -29.3% in 2007.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was -40.9% in 2009.
- How does Estonia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 136th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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