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.
Expense in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 21.6% | — |
| 1995 | 37.2% | +71.7% |
| 1996 | 35.9% | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 33.8% | -6.0% |
| 1998 | 35.6% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 37.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | -10.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 9.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 34,418 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.885 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 30,458 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.5843 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5893 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,282 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 0.5842 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6191 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (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.