Government debt in Estonia
Government debt in Estonia was equal to 24.0% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Estonia, 2025
24.0%
Change from 2024
+0.5percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
27th of 27
Government debt in Estonia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.0% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 23.5% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 8.5% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 11.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 7.6% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 4.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 3.9% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 5.6% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 23.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 10.8%, the figure has changed by +13.2 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 27th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
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Government deficit or surplus
-2.0%
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Government spending
45.6%
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Tax-to-GDP ratio
36.6%
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Government spending on health
6.3%
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Government spending on education
6.3%
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Government spending on social protection
13.8%
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