Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Finland
0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Finland rank
19th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
16th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Finland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
00.10.20.3196519952025

How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.5 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.124 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
1980s 0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1469 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0444 current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
1990s 0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1725 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0486 current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2000s 0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1622 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2010s 0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1572 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland
2020s 0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1563 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0959 current US$ per US$ of GDP Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Finland, at 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1694 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0913 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Finland ranks 19th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.