How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?

56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.

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.

Finland vs Sweden: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Finland

0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Sweden

0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Finland rank

19th

Sweden rank

17th

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

Finland
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

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

Finland ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 17th of 187 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.163 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2313 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0682 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1980s	0.1913 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2582 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0669 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
1990s	0.2211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2593 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2000s	0.2117 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.038 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2010s	0.2387 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2597 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden
2020s	0.2521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.263 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0109 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Finland or Sweden?: Sweden, at 0.2643 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Finland and Sweden?: 0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sweden?: 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do Finland and Sweden rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?: Finland ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), 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: 10 September 2026

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.