Estonia's gni per capita rose from US$3,370 in 1996 to US$32.3k in 2025.
Estonia · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
39th of 181 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Estonia's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $6,810 in 1996 to intl $51.4k in 2025.
Estonia's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 4,131 in 2004 to PPS 17.1k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
35th of 129 · 24th in Europe & C. Asia
Estonia's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$3,622 in 1996 to US$11.2k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
18th of 57 · 16th in Europe & C. Asia
Estonia's gini index fell from 39.4 in 1993 to 30.7 in 2023.
Estonia's income share held by highest 10% fell from 31.3 % in 1993 to 23.7 % in 2023.
Estonia's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.5 % in 1993 to 8.3 % in 2023.
Poverty
Estonia's extreme poverty fell from 1.6 % in 1993 to 0.3 % in 2023.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
31st of 52 · 20th in Europe & C. Asia*
Estonia's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 20.2 % in 2003 to 22.5 % in 2022.
Estonia's at-risk-of-poverty rate rose from 18.0 % in 2000 to 19.5 % in 2025.