Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health was 15.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia is 15.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia peaked at 15.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2003.
Estonia ranks 31st of 129 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.4% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.9% | +8.5% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 13.9% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 13.6% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 13.7% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 14.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 14.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.2% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, health in Estonia was 15.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, health recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2003.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, health?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, health rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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, health (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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