Finland vs France: Social spending as share of GDP
Finland
1.0%
in 2021
France
1.1%
in 2022
Finland rank
8th
France rank
7th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
France currently reports 1.1% against 1.0% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 42 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 4 and France in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.0% | Finland |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.2% | 0.3% | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Finland or France?
- France, at 1.1% against 1.0% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Finland and France?
- 0.1%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2021.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 8th and France ranks 7th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.