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Estonia - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 37.69

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

37.69 (2023)

Global rank

##16 of 161 economies

Share of global total

1.5%

Growth since 1991

1.74×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#40#162021 overtook Netherlands2023 overtook Slovakia
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Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Estonia climbed from #40 to #16 (overtook Netherlands). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Estonia

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2021
Overtook Netherlands in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Slovakia in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1991-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1991200120112021202321.6428.0734.5140.94

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