Estonia recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. Government Budget in Estonia averaged -0.28 percent of GDP from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2.90 percent of GDP in 2006 and a record low of -5.40 percent of GDP in 2020. source: EUROSTAT

Government Budget in Estonia is expected to reach -2.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Estonia Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.40 percent of GDP in 2027, according to our econometric models.



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Estonia Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.00 -1.10 2.90 -5.40 1995 - 2025 percent of GDP Yearly