Australia vs Finland: Gross national expenditure
Australia
99.5%
in 2025
Finland
98.7%
in 2025
Australia rank
115th
Finland rank
118th
Gross national expenditure over time
- Australia
- Finland
How they compare
Australia currently reports 99.5% against 98.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Finland ahead.
Australia ranks 115th and Finland ranks 118th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Finland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.0% | 100.2% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 1980s | 102.3% | 99.4% | 2.8% | Australia |
| 1990s | 100.7% | 95.7% | 5.0% | Australia |
| 2000s | 101.5% | 93.9% | 7.6% | Australia |
| 2010s | 100.3% | 100.5% | 0.2% | Finland |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 100.0% | 3.2% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure, Australia or Finland?
- Australia, at 99.5% against 98.7% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Australia and Finland?
- 0.8%, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Finland?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Finland rank globally for gross national expenditure?
- Australia ranks 115th and Finland ranks 118th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.