Government debt, quarterly in Estonia
Government debt in Estonia was equal to 26.1% of GDP at the end of Q2 2026. The value for Q2 2026 is the highest in the series, which starts in Q1 2000.
The latest value carries the source flag “Provisional”.
Estonia, Q2 2026
26.1%p (Provisional)
Change from Q1 2026
+1.1percentage points
European Union, Q2 2026
82.9%p (Provisional)
Median of European Union (27 countries), Q2 2026
59.4%
Position in Q2 2026
28th of 28
Government debt, quarterly 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 26.1%p (provisional) | 82.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2026 | 25.0%p (provisional) | 82.5%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2025 | 24.0% | 81.5%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2025 | 22.8% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2025 | 23.1% | 81.4%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2025 | 23.9% | 81.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2024 | 23.5% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2024 | 23.8% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2024 | 23.7% | 80.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2024 | 24.1% | 80.7%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2023 | 20.3% | 80.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2023 | 18.7% | 81.1%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2023 | 19.0% | 81.7%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2023 | 17.8% | 82.1%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2022 | 19.1% | 82.3%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2022 | 16.6% | 83.4%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2022 | 17.7% | 84.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2022 | 18.1% | 86.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2021 | 18.4% | 86.6%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2021 | 19.8% | 88.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2021 | 19.7% | 89.6%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2021 | 19.7% | 91.4%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2020 | 19.1% | 89.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2020 | 19.2% | 88.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2020 | 19.0% | 86.9%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2020 | 9.5% | 79.0%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2019 | 9.0% | 77.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2019 | 9.6% | 78.9%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2019 | 9.7% | 79.5%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2019 | 8.3% | 79.8%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2018 | 8.5% | 79.4%p (provisional) |
| Q3 2018 | 8.7% | 80.6%p (provisional) |
| Q2 2018 | 8.9% | 80.8%p (provisional) |
| Q1 2018 | 9.1% | 81.3%p (provisional) |
| Q4 2017 | 9.4% | 81.5% |
| Q3 2017 | 9.5% | 82.9% |
| Q2 2017 | 9.6% | 84.0% |
| Q1 2017 | 9.8% | 84.2% |
Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 25.0% in Q1 2026.
- Since Q4 2023, when it was 20.3%, the figure has changed by +5.8 percentage points.
- Among the 28 countries with data for Q2 2026, Estonia has the 28th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in Q2 2026 was 82.9%.