Finland vs France: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Finland
57.7%
in 2024
France
57.2%
in 2024
Finland rank
5th
France rank
6th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 57.7% against 57.2% in France, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 124 shared years of data; in 1882 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 5th and France ranks 6th of 151 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 7 and France in 8.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 7.7% | 13.1% | 5.4% | France |
| 1890s | 7.4% | 11.7% | 4.3% | France |
| 1900s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 1910s | 11.4% | 10.1% | 1.3% | Finland |
| 1920s | 17.5% | 13.9% | 3.6% | Finland |
| 1930s | 16.6% | 19.6% | 3.1% | France |
| 1940s | 31.3% | 24.4% | 6.9% | Finland |
| 1950s | 21.5% | 22.2% | 0.7% | France |
| 1960s | 23.1% | 21.7% | 1.4% | Finland |
| 1970s | 31.1% | 25.5% | 5.7% | Finland |
| 1980s | 44.4% | 49.9% | 5.4% | France |
| 1990s | 57.3% | 53.0% | 4.3% | Finland |
| 2000s | 48.8% | 53.2% | 4.4% | France |
| 2010s | 54.7% | 57.3% | 2.6% | France |
| 2020s | 55.6% | 58.7% | 3.1% | France |
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, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 57.7% against 57.2% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Finland and France?
- 0.5%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 124 years are reported by both, from 1882 to 2024.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 5th and France ranks 6th 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.
Individual pages
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.