Paying taxes: Profit tax in Estonia
Estonia: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 7.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Estonia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Estonia stood at 7.7%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Estonia peaked at 11.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2019.
That places Estonia 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.2% | — |
| 2006 | 10.0% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 9.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 8.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.7% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 10 |
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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 paying taxes: profit tax in Estonia?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Estonia was 7.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Estonia ranks 158th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.