Which has higher gross national expenditure, Estonia or Finland?

Estonia, at 99.0% against 98.7% in Finland as of 2025.

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

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

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.

Estonia vs Finland: Gross national expenditure

Estonia

99.0%

in 2025

Finland

98.7%

in 2025

Estonia rank

117th

Finland rank

118th

Gross national expenditure over time

Estonia
Finland

How they compare

Estonia currently reports 99.0% against 98.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Estonia ahead.

Estonia ranks 117th and Finland ranks 118th of 186 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Estonia averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Estonia	Finland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	107.2%	93.6%	13.6%	Estonia
2000s	104.9%	93.9%	11.0%	Estonia
2010s	96.3%	100.5%	4.3%	Finland
2020s	99.9%	100.0%	0.1%	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, Estonia or Finland?: Estonia, at 99.0% against 98.7% in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between Estonia and Finland?: 0.3%, with Estonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and Finland?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Estonia and Finland rank globally for gross national expenditure?: Estonia ranks 117th 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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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (% of GDP)
Unit: % of GDP
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,544 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.