Estonia — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 32 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In Estonia, the central government deficit reading was −1.6% of GDP in 2025, compared with −0.8% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.8 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of −1.46% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.6 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -0.8 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -1.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.6 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -4.2 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -0.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -0.2 % of GDP |