Estonia - Social contributions (% of revenue)

Social contributions (% of revenue) in Estonia was 32.29 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 36.30 in 1993, while its lowest value was 27.11 in 1991.

Definition: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1991 27.11
1992 33.95
1993 36.30
1994 32.41
1995 30.40
1996 31.36
1997 30.22
1998 30.21
1999 31.31
2000 31.47
2001 31.89
2002 32.01
2003 30.55
2004 29.88
2005 31.06
2006 29.32
2007 29.86
2008 33.13
2009 31.86
2010 34.20
2011 32.86
2012 31.27
2013 31.06
2014 30.76
2015 30.42
2016 31.13
2017 31.44
2018 32.24
2019 32.29

Limitations and Exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance