Central government expense in Finland
Central government expense in Finland was equal to 44.9% of GDP in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest since 1996.
Finland, 2023
44.9%
Change from 2022
+7.0percentage points
European Union, 2022
39.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
38.5%
Central government expense in Finland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Finland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 44.9% | – |
| 2022 | 37.9% | 39.3% |
| 2021 | 40.1% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 41.5% | 42.2% |
| 2019 | 37.3% | 36.4% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | 36.6% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | 37.0% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | 37.4% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | 37.8% |
| 2014 | 40.8% | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 40.3% | 39.1% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | 39.1% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | 38.1% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | 39.6% |
| 2009 | 38.2% | 39.4% |
| 2008 | 33.4% | 36.2% |
| 2007 | 32.6% | 35.4% |
| 2006 | 34.3% | 35.9% |
| 2005 | 34.7% | 36.5% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | 36.7% |
| 2003 | 34.9% | 38.2% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | 37.9% |
| 2001 | 33.3% | 37.7% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | 37.7% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +7.0 percentage points from 37.9% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 40.3%, the figure has changed by +4.6 percentage points.