Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland
Finland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 46.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland is 46.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland peaked at 47.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.4%, in 2008.
That places Finland 2nd out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.8% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 41.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 40.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 41.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 43.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 46.8% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.2% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.4% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 46.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.0% | 40.4% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 41.8% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6% | 45.3% | 46.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 1 Argentina 50.5% compare
- 3 Luxembourg 42.6% compare
- 4 Spain 41.8% compare
- 5 San Marino 41.6% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -12.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.69 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Finland was 46.1% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.4% in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Finland ranks 2nd out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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