Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 60.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia stood at 60.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia peaked at 63.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.7%, in 2007.
Estonia ranks 31st of 114 countries on this measure, 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.0% | — |
| 2001 | 58.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.7% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 59.9% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 58.3% | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.7% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 58.1% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 62.4% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 58.5% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 59.4% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 61.9% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 61.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.5% | 56.7% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 58.5% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 60.5% | 61.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More infrastructure data for Estonia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.06 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 151.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 227,420 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 16.72 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1657 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 227,420 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.5 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia was 60.8% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.7% in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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