Finland vs Italy: Expense
Finland
44.9%
in 2023
Italy
47.3%
in 2023
Finland rank
11th
Italy rank
8th
Expense over time
- Finland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 47.3% against 44.9% in Finland, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Italy ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and Italy ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.2% | 30.5% | 6.3% | Italy |
| 1980s | 27.4% | 43.4% | 16.0% | Italy |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 45.0% | 5.8% | Italy |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 39.9% | 5.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 43.0% | 3.9% | Italy |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 48.9% | 7.8% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Finland or Italy?
- Italy, at 47.3% against 44.9% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Finland and Italy?
- 2.4%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Italy?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Italy rank globally for expense?
- Finland ranks 11th and Italy ranks 8th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.