Finland vs Switzerland: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency over time
- Finland
- Switzerland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 92,809 million SLC against 85,979 million SLC in Switzerland, a difference of 6,830 million SLC.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Switzerland ahead.
Finland ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 174 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,770 million SLC | 57,086 million SLC | 24,315 million SLC | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 55,429 million SLC | 69,791 million SLC | 14,362 million SLC | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 74,878 million SLC | 88,476 million SLC | 13,599 million SLC | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency, Finland or Switzerland?
- Finland, at 92,809 million SLC against 85,979 million SLC in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency between Finland and Switzerland?
- 6,830 million SLC, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Switzerland?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Finland and Switzerland rank globally for total expenditure (central government) — value standard local currency?
- Finland ranks 104th and Switzerland ranks 107th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Total Expenditure (central government) — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.