Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Finland
Finland: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -44.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded -44.9% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 18.4% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Finland peaked at -32.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -44.9%, in 2023.
That places Finland 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -33.9% | — |
| 2001 | -33.3% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | -34.3% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | -34.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | -34.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | -34.7% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | -34.3% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | -32.6% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | -33.4% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | -38.2% | +14.5% |
| 2010 | -38.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | -38.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | -39.1% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | -40.3% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | -40.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | -40.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | -39.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | -38.2% | -4.4% |
| 2018 | -37.7% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | -37.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | -41.5% | +11.2% |
| 2021 | -40.1% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | -37.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | -44.9% | +18.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -34.4% | -38.2% | -32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -39.0% | -40.8% | -37.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -41.1% | -44.9% | -37.9% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0514 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 2,889 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2607 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 14,637 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.2307 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Finland?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Finland was -44.9% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was -32.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -44.9% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Finland ranks 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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