Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Finland

Finland: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances was 53.73 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▲ Rising

Latest (2029)
53.73 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
7th
of 166 countries
All-time high
57.27 Percentage of GDP
in 2014
All-time low
46.22 Percentage of GDP
in 2001
Years of data
30
2000–2029

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Finland, 2000–2029

02040602000201420292000: 46.9 Percentage of GDP2001: 46.2 Percentage of GDP2002: 47.4 Percentage of GDP2003: 48.3 Percentage of GDP2004: 48.2 Percentage of GDP2005: 49.2 Percentage of GDP2006: 48.3 Percentage of GDP2007: 46.7 Percentage of GDP2008: 47.9 Percentage of GDP2009: 54.1 Percentage of GDP2010: 53.9 Percentage of GDP2011: 53.7 Percentage of GDP2012: 55.4 Percentage of GDP2013: 56.8 Percentage of GDP2014: 57.3 Percentage of GDP2015: 56.5 Percentage of GDP2016: 55.6 Percentage of GDP2017: 53.6 Percentage of GDP2018: 53.4 Percentage of GDP2019: 53.3 Percentage of GDP2020: 57.2 Percentage of GDP2021: 55.8 Percentage of GDP2022: 53.5 Percentage of GDP2023: 55.3 Percentage of GDP2024: 55.2 Percentage of GDP2025: 55.1 Percentage of GDP2026: 54.6 Percentage of GDP2027: 54.3 Percentage of GDP2028: 53.7 Percentage of GDP2029: 53.7 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Finland is 53.73 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2029.

That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Finland peaked at 57.27 Percentage of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 46.22 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.

Finland ranks 7th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure in Finland, 2000 to 2029.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
2000 46.91 Percentage of GDP
2001 46.22 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
2002 47.44 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2003 48.27 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
2004 48.19 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2005 49.19 Percentage of GDP +2.1%
2006 48.26 Percentage of GDP -1.9%
2007 46.68 Percentage of GDP -3.3%
2008 47.87 Percentage of GDP +2.6%
2009 54.09 Percentage of GDP +13.0%
2010 53.9 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2011 53.65 Percentage of GDP -0.5%
2012 55.44 Percentage of GDP +3.3%
2013 56.82 Percentage of GDP +2.5%
2014 57.27 Percentage of GDP +0.8%
2015 56.49 Percentage of GDP -1.4%
2016 55.65 Percentage of GDP -1.5%
2017 53.63 Percentage of GDP -3.6%
2018 53.38 Percentage of GDP -0.5%
2019 53.34 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2020 57.19 Percentage of GDP +7.2%
2021 55.82 Percentage of GDP -2.4%
2022 53.51 Percentage of GDP -4.1%
2023 55.34 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2024 55.22 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2025 55.06 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2026 54.62 Percentage of GDP -0.8%
2027 54.26 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2028 53.71 Percentage of GDP -1.0%
2029 53.73 Percentage of GDP +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.31 Percentage of GDP 46.22 Percentage of GDP 54.09 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 54.96 Percentage of GDP 53.34 Percentage of GDP 57.27 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 54.85 Percentage of GDP 53.51 Percentage of GDP 57.19 Percentage of GDP 10

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 4 Marshall Islands 68.76 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 4 Moldova 36 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 5 Belgium 56.19 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 46.7 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 6 France 55.73 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 6 Slovenia 45.79 Percentage of GDP compare
  7. 7 Estonia 43.22 Percentage of GDP compare
  8. 8 Austria 51.15 Percentage of GDP compare
  9. 9 Luxembourg 50.23 Percentage of GDP compare
  10. 10 Italy 50 Percentage of GDP compare
  11. 10 Latvia 38.69 Percentage of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 240 places →

More economy & growth data for Finland

All data for Finland →

Frequently asked questions

What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Finland?
Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Finland was 53.73 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 57.27 Percentage of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 46.22 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
How does Finland rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
Finland ranks 7th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 30 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Finland. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-16-public-finances-general-government-expenditure/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/stat/africa-s-development-dynamics-afdd-table-16-public-finances-general-government-expenditure/finland/">Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Finland</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
240 places, 7,002 data points, 2000–2029
Last refreshed

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.