Austria vs Finland: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Austria
56.0%
in 2024
Finland
57.7%
in 2024
Austria rank
8th
Finland rank
5th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Austria
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 57.7% against 56.0% in Austria, a difference of 1.7%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 122 shared years of data; in 1882 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 8th and Finland ranks 5th of 151 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 11 and Finland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 13.3% | 7.7% | 5.5% | Austria |
| 1890s | 15.4% | 7.4% | 8.1% | Austria |
| 1900s | 16.8% | 11.1% | 5.7% | Austria |
| 1910s | 17.2% | 11.3% | 5.9% | Austria |
| 1920s | 15.6% | 17.2% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 1930s | 17.6% | 16.6% | 1.0% | Austria |
| 1940s | 33.3% | 25.0% | 8.3% | Austria |
| 1950s | 26.6% | 21.5% | 5.1% | Austria |
| 1960s | 38.6% | 23.1% | 15.5% | Austria |
| 1970s | 44.5% | 31.1% | 13.4% | Austria |
| 1980s | 52.6% | 44.4% | 8.1% | Austria |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 57.3% | 3.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 50.9% | 48.8% | 2.1% | Austria |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 54.7% | 3.7% | Finland |
| 2020s | 55.0% | 55.6% | 0.6% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Austria or Finland?
- Finland, at 57.7% against 56.0% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Finland?
- 1.7%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Finland?
- 122 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Finland rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Austria ranks 8th and Finland ranks 5th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.