Finland vs OECD members: Expense
Finland
44.9%
in 2023
OECD members
30.4%
in 2023
Finland rank
11th
OECD members rank
9th
Expense over time
- Finland
- OECD members
How they compare
Finland currently reports 44.9% against 30.4% in OECD members, a difference of 14.5%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times OECD members's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 9th of 157 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23.8% | 21.5% | 2.2% | Finland |
| 1980s | 27.3% | 25.3% | 2.0% | Finland |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 26.3% | 12.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 34.4% | 26.3% | 8.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 39.0% | 28.0% | 11.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 41.1% | 31.9% | 9.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Finland or OECD members?
- Finland, at 44.9% against 30.4% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Finland and OECD members?
- 14.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and OECD members?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Finland and OECD members rank globally for expense?
- Finland ranks 11th and OECD members ranks 9th 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.