Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 31.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia is 31.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia peaked at 33.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.7%, in 2007.
That places Estonia 40th out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.9% | — |
| 2001 | 28.4% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 27.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 29.4% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 28.5% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 27.5% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 31.8% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 31.6% | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 31.4% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 26.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 30.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 31.2% | 32.4% | 4 |
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More poverty & inequality data for Estonia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.35 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,410 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -19.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.51 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.5% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Estonia was 31.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.7% in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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