Finland vs Luxembourg: Expense
Finland
44.9%
in 2023
Luxembourg
42.2%
in 2023
Finland rank
11th
Luxembourg rank
14th
Expense over time
- Finland
- Luxembourg
How they compare
Finland currently reports 44.9% against 42.2% in Luxembourg, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Luxembourg's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Luxembourg ahead.
Finland ranks 11th and Luxembourg ranks 14th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Luxembourg in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Luxembourg | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 28.0% | 4.3% | Luxembourg |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 32.7% | 5.4% | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 34.4% | 4.8% | Finland |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 36.4% | 2.0% | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 38.0% | 1.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 41.3% | 0.2% | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Finland or Luxembourg?
- Finland, at 44.9% against 42.2% in Luxembourg as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Finland and Luxembourg?
- 2.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Luxembourg?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Luxembourg rank globally for expense?
- Finland ranks 11th and Luxembourg ranks 14th 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.