Final consumption expenditure in Finland
Finland: Final consumption expenditure was 76.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Finland, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Finland recorded 76.8% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Finland peaked at 79.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 66.0%, in 1974.
Finland ranks 111th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 68.5% | — |
| 1971 | 68.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 69.1% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 67.5% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 66.0% | -2.3% |
| 1975 | 69.7% | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 72.2% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 71.8% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 70.3% | -2.1% |
| 1980 | 69.6% | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 71.2% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 70.7% | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 71.8% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 70.4% | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 69.7% | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.9% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 77.1% | +8.7% |
| 1992 | 78.3% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 77.3% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 75.0% | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 72.9% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 71.4% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 69.7% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 69.1% | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 68.9% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 71.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.3% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 75.9% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 76.3% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 74.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 77.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 76.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.5% | 66.0% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.0% | 69.6% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 69.1% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.4% | 67.5% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 74.8% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 74.7% | 77.2% | 6 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 34,865 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5495 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 30,854 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.1331 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5113 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Finland?
- Final consumption expenditure in Finland was 76.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 79.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.0% in 1974.
- How does Finland rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Finland ranks 111th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.