Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Finland
Finland: Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations was 89.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland, 2007–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland stood at 89.2%. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland peaked at 119.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2022.
That places Finland 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion … United Nations in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 109.1% | — |
| 2008 | 108.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 110.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 105.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 107.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 107.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.1% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 108.7% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 108.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 109.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 107.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 108.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 111.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 119.9% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 89.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 103.8%, 86% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Finland's 89.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 102.3%, 87% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.3% | 108.2% | 110.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 107.3% | 100.1% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 89.2% | 119.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More infrastructure data for Finland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.86 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 150,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0267 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 150,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland was 89.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 119.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Finland ranks 141st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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