What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Finland and Qatar?

0.0056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.

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

25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Qatar: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

Finland

0.2105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Qatar

0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

Finland rank

25th

Qatar rank

22nd

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

Finland
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland, a difference of 0.0056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Qatar ahead.

Finland ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 166 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.3494 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.6254 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.276 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2000s	0.281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2445 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0365 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
2010s	0.2219 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0619 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland
2020s	0.2252 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0091 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, Finland or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.2161 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between Finland and Qatar?: 0.0056 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Qatar?: 25 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2020.
How do Finland and Qatar rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?: Finland ranks 25th and Qatar ranks 22nd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 24 September 2026

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.