What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia?

Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia was 0.887 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2016.

What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1848.

How does Estonia rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?

Estonia ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Estonia data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia

Name: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Estonia: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.887 in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.887

Change on year

down 0.7%

World rank

5th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.907

in 2016

All-time low

0.016

in 1848

Years of data

237

1789–2025

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia, 1789–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.887 for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia peaked at 0.907 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.016, in 1848.

That places Estonia 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Estonia, 1789 to 2025.
Year	Value	Change
1789	0.029	—
1790	0.019	-34.5%
1791	0.019	+0.0%
1792	0.019	+0.0%
1793	0.019	+0.0%
1794	0.019	+0.0%
1795	0.019	+0.0%
1796	0.019	+0.0%
1797	0.019	+0.0%
1798	0.019	+0.0%
1799	0.019	+0.0%
1800	0.019	+0.0%
1801	0.019	+0.0%
1802	0.019	+0.0%
1803	0.019	+0.0%
1804	0.019	+0.0%
1805	0.019	+0.0%
1806	0.019	+0.0%
1807	0.019	+0.0%
1808	0.019	+0.0%
1809	0.019	+0.0%
1810	0.019	+0.0%
1811	0.019	+0.0%
1812	0.019	+0.0%
1813	0.019	+0.0%
1814	0.019	+0.0%
1815	0.019	+0.0%
1816	0.019	+0.0%
1817	0.019	+0.0%
1818	0.019	+0.0%
1819	0.019	+0.0%
1820	0.019	+0.0%
1821	0.019	+0.0%
1822	0.019	+0.0%
1823	0.019	+0.0%
1824	0.019	+0.0%
1825	0.019	+0.0%
1826	0.018	-5.3%
1827	0.018	+0.0%
1828	0.018	+0.0%
1829	0.018	+0.0%
1830	0.018	+0.0%
1831	0.018	+0.0%
1832	0.018	+0.0%
1833	0.018	+0.0%
1834	0.018	+0.0%
1835	0.018	+0.0%
1836	0.018	+0.0%
1837	0.018	+0.0%
1838	0.018	+0.0%
1839	0.018	+0.0%
1840	0.018	+0.0%
1841	0.018	+0.0%
1842	0.018	+0.0%
1843	0.018	+0.0%
1844	0.018	+0.0%
1845	0.018	+0.0%
1846	0.018	+0.0%
1847	0.018	+0.0%
1848	0.016	-11.1%
1849	0.016	+0.0%
1850	0.016	+0.0%
1851	0.016	+0.0%
1852	0.016	+0.0%
1853	0.016	+0.0%
1854	0.016	+0.0%
1855	0.026	+62.5%
1856	0.029	+11.5%
1857	0.029	+0.0%
1858	0.029	+0.0%
1859	0.029	+0.0%
1860	0.029	+0.0%
1861	0.029	+0.0%
1862	0.029	+0.0%
1863	0.029	+0.0%
1864	0.029	+0.0%
1865	0.035	+20.7%
1866	0.035	+0.0%
1867	0.035	+0.0%
1868	0.035	+0.0%
1869	0.035	+0.0%
1870	0.035	+0.0%
1871	0.035	+0.0%
1872	0.035	+0.0%
1873	0.032	-8.6%
1874	0.032	+0.0%
1875	0.032	+0.0%
1876	0.032	+0.0%
1877	0.032	+0.0%
1878	0.032	+0.0%
1879	0.032	+0.0%
1880	0.032	+0.0%
1881	0.032	+0.0%
1882	0.035	+9.4%
1883	0.035	+0.0%
1884	0.035	+0.0%
1885	0.035	+0.0%
1886	0.035	+0.0%
1887	0.035	+0.0%
1888	0.035	+0.0%
1889	0.035	+0.0%
1890	0.035	+0.0%
1891	0.035	+0.0%
1892	0.035	+0.0%
1893	0.037	+5.7%
1894	0.037	+0.0%
1895	0.037	+0.0%
1896	0.037	+0.0%
1897	0.037	+0.0%
1898	0.033	-10.8%
1899	0.033	+0.0%
1900	0.048	+45.5%
1901	0.047	-2.1%
1902	0.047	+0.0%
1903	0.047	+0.0%
1904	0.048	+2.1%
1905	0.067	+39.6%
1906	0.108	+61.2%
1907	0.109	+0.9%
1908	0.107	-1.8%
1909	0.107	+0.0%
1910	0.107	+0.0%
1911	0.107	+0.0%
1912	0.108	+0.9%
1913	0.108	+0.0%
1914	0.106	-1.9%
1915	0.105	-0.9%
1916	0.105	+0.0%
1917	0.098	-6.7%
1918	0.239	+143.9%
1919	0.491	+105.4%
1920	0.617	+25.7%
1921	0.69	+11.8%
1922	0.677	-1.9%
1923	0.679	+0.3%
1924	0.665	-2.1%
1925	0.662	-0.5%
1926	0.697	+5.3%
1927	0.707	+1.4%
1928	0.707	+0.0%
1929	0.704	-0.4%
1930	0.699	-0.7%
1931	0.703	+0.6%
1932	0.675	-4.0%
1933	0.61	-9.6%
1934	0.351	-42.5%
1935	0.126	-64.1%
1936	0.129	+2.4%
1937	0.127	-1.6%
1938	0.241	+89.8%
1939	0.278	+15.4%
1940	0.096	-65.5%
1941	0.093	-3.1%
1942	0.093	+0.0%
1943	0.093	+0.0%
1944	0.093	+0.0%
1945	0.093	+0.0%
1946	0.1	+7.5%
1947	0.1	+0.0%
1948	0.099	-1.0%
1949	0.099	+0.0%
1950	0.102	+3.0%
1951	0.103	+1.0%
1952	0.103	+0.0%
1953	0.103	+0.0%
1954	0.105	+1.9%
1955	0.105	+0.0%
1956	0.105	+0.0%
1957	0.105	+0.0%
1958	0.106	+1.0%
1959	0.106	+0.0%
1960	0.106	+0.0%
1961	0.106	+0.0%
1962	0.095	-10.4%
1963	0.092	-3.2%
1964	0.092	+0.0%
1965	0.092	+0.0%
1966	0.092	+0.0%
1967	0.092	+0.0%
1968	0.092	+0.0%
1969	0.092	+0.0%
1970	0.101	+9.8%
1971	0.109	+7.9%
1972	0.108	-0.9%
1973	0.108	+0.0%
1974	0.107	-0.9%
1975	0.107	+0.0%
1976	0.107	+0.0%
1977	0.107	+0.0%
1978	0.107	+0.0%
1979	0.107	+0.0%
1980	0.107	+0.0%
1981	0.107	+0.0%
1982	0.107	+0.0%
1983	0.107	+0.0%
1984	0.106	-0.9%
1985	0.109	+2.8%
1986	0.117	+7.3%
1987	0.144	+23.1%
1988	0.145	+0.7%
1989	0.176	+21.4%
1990	0.797	+352.8%
1991	0.608	-23.7%
1992	0.45	-26.0%
1993	0.881	+95.8%
1994	0.869	-1.4%
1995	0.869	+0.0%
1996	0.869	+0.0%
1997	0.869	+0.0%
1998	0.869	+0.0%
1999	0.869	+0.0%
2000	0.869	+0.0%
2001	0.869	+0.0%
2002	0.871	+0.2%
2003	0.868	-0.3%
2004	0.871	+0.3%
2005	0.871	+0.0%
2006	0.871	+0.0%
2007	0.871	+0.0%
2008	0.871	+0.0%
2009	0.874	+0.3%
2010	0.88	+0.7%
2011	0.883	+0.3%
2012	0.883	+0.0%
2013	0.883	+0.0%
2014	0.888	+0.6%
2015	0.894	+0.7%
2016	0.907	+1.5%
2017	0.907	+0.0%
2018	0.906	-0.1%
2019	0.898	-0.9%
2020	0.897	-0.1%
2021	0.9	+0.3%
2022	0.896	-0.4%
2023	0.893	-0.3%
2024	0.893	+0.0%
2025	0.887	-0.7%

Estonia compared with similar countries

Estonia's 0.887 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Estonia's 0.887 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1780s	0.029	0.029	0.029	1
1790s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1800s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1810s	0.019	0.019	0.019	10
1820s	0.0186	0.018	0.019	10
1830s	0.018	0.018	0.018	10
1840s	0.0176	0.016	0.018	10
1850s	0.0222	0.016	0.029	10
1860s	0.032	0.029	0.035	10
1870s	0.0329	0.032	0.035	10
1880s	0.0344	0.032	0.035	10
1890s	0.0356	0.033	0.037	10
1900s	0.0735	0.047	0.109	10
1910s	0.1574	0.098	0.491	10
1920s	0.6805	0.617	0.707	10
1930s	0.3939	0.126	0.703	10
1940s	0.0959	0.093	0.1	10
1950s	0.1043	0.102	0.106	10
1960s	0.0951	0.092	0.106	10
1970s	0.1068	0.101	0.109	10
1980s	0.1225	0.106	0.176	10
1990s	0.795	0.45	0.881	10
2000s	0.8706	0.868	0.874	10
2010s	0.8929	0.88	0.907	10
2020s	0.8943	0.887	0.9	6

Countries ranked near Estonia

2 Norway 0.89 compare
3 Belgium 0.889 compare
3 Sweden 0.889 compare
5 Ireland 0.887 compare
7 Switzerland 0.882 compare
8 Luxembourg 0.869 compare

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More economy & growth data for Estonia

SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.99 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0087 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 299.84 units per person (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0241 % change on previous year (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0064 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 218.94 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0053 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 181.11 units per person (2025)
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -1.12 % change on previous year (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia?: Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Estonia was 0.887 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 0.907 in 2016.
What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 0.016 in 1848.
How does Estonia rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?: Estonia ranks 5th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 29,649 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 09 October 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.