Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia
Estonia: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 25.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia stood at 25.7%.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia peaked at 44.4% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 36th of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.3% | — |
| 1991 | 22.6% | -10.7% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 38.8% | +51.4% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +7.6% |
| 1995 | 44.4% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 36.4% | -7.6% |
| 1998 | 35.4% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 34.3% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 30.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 29.8% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 26.7% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 22.3% | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 25.6% | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 24.3% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 25.1% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 23.6% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 24.0% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.4% | 22.6% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.7% | 22.3% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.8% | 23.3% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.6% | 24.0% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Estonia was 25.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 44.4% in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.