Incomes of the richest in Estonia
Estonia: Incomes of the richest was 17.31 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Incomes of the richest in Estonia, 1988–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 17.31 for incomes of the richest in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, incomes of the richest in Estonia peaked at 19.25 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4.68, in 1988.
That places Estonia 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Incomes of the richest in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 4.68 | — |
| 1993 | 14.47 | +209.2% |
| 1998 | 15.48 | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 16.37 | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 16.07 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.39 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 19.25 | +25.1% |
| 2006 | 15.52 | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 15.56 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 13.07 | -16.0% |
| 2009 | 9.53 | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 11.01 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 12.72 | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 14.2 | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 12.92 | -9.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 11.23 | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 11.36 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.53 | +10.3% |
| 2018 | 12.96 | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 16.92 | +30.6% |
| 2020 | 16.92 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 17.09 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 17.31 | +1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 17.31 is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.84, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 17.31 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.8, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Incomes of the richest in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +209.2% | 4.68 | 14.47 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.68 | 4.68 | 4.68 | 1 |
| 1990s | 14.98 | 14.47 | 15.48 | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.04 | 9.53 | 19.25 | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.89 | 11.01 | 16.92 | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.11 | 16.92 | 17.31 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is incomes of the richest in Estonia?
- Incomes of the richest in Estonia was 17.31 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest incomes of the richest recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.25 in 2005.
- What is the lowest incomes of the richest recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 in 1988.
- How does Estonia rank for incomes of the richest?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is incomes of the richest rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Incomes of the richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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