Government spending in Estonia
Government spending in Estonia was equal to 45.6% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 2009.
Estonia, 2025
45.6%
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
18th of 30
Government spending in Estonia over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45.6% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 42.1% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 44.7% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 39.1% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 38.8% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 39.3% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 39.4% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 46.1% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 39.5% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 33.7% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 34.1% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 35.3% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from 44.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.3%, the figure has changed by +6.3 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Estonia has the 18th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.