China, Macao Special Administrative Region vs Finland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social

China, Macao Special Administrative Region
24.5%
in 2024
Finland
46.1%
in 2023
China, Macao Special Administrative Region rank
1st
Finland rank
2nd

Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social over time

  • China, Macao Special Administrative Region
  • Finland
1020304050200020122024

How they compare

Finland currently reports 46.1% against 24.5% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region, a difference of 21.6%.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.9 times China, Macao Special Administrative Region's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 1st and Finland ranks 2nd of 4 groups.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China, Macao Special Administrative Region Finland Difference Ahead
2000s 11.8% 41.0% 29.2% Finland
2010s 23.5% 44.6% 21.1% Finland
2020s 29.7% 45.6% 16.0% Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, social, China, Macao Special Administrative Region or Finland?
Finland, at 46.1% against 24.5% in China, Macao Special Administrative Region as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services, social between China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Finland?
21.6%, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Finland?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do China, Macao Special Administrative Region and Finland rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
China, Macao Special Administrative Region ranks 1st and Finland ranks 2nd of 4 groups.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
131 places, 2,404 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed