Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland
Finland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 71.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland is 71.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland peaked at 71.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 64.9%, in 2000.
That places Finland 1st out of 114 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.9% | — |
| 2001 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 67.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 66.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 70.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.3% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 70.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 71.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.7% | 64.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.5% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 70.3% | 71.1% | 4 |
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Finland was 71.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.9% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 114 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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