Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Finland
Finland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 25.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
25.7%
Change on year
up 4.2%
World rank
37th
of 184 countries
All-time high
25.7%
in 2023
All-time low
11.6%
in 1951
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Finland, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Finland recorded 25.7% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.2% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Finland peaked at 25.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1951.
That places Finland 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 13.0% | — |
| 1951 | 11.6% | -10.6% |
| 1952 | 12.0% | +3.6% |
| 1953 | 13.2% | +9.5% |
| 1954 | 12.0% | -8.6% |
| 1955 | 12.3% | +2.3% |
| 1956 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 1957 | 13.0% | +4.2% |
| 1958 | 13.6% | +4.7% |
| 1959 | 13.6% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 12.9% | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 12.7% | -2.1% |
| 1962 | 13.3% | +5.3% |
| 1963 | 14.2% | +6.2% |
| 1964 | 14.1% | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 14.2% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 14.7% | +3.1% |
| 1967 | 15.1% | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 15.3% | +1.6% |
| 1969 | 14.6% | -5.0% |
| 1970 | 14.4% | -1.2% |
| 1971 | 15.1% | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 15.4% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 17.3% | +10.2% |
| 1976 | 18.3% | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 19.1% | +4.0% |
| 1978 | 18.7% | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 18.0% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 18.1% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 19.1% | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 19.4% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 19.6% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 19.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 18.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 20.2% | +10.0% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 19.1% | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -9.3% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 16.4% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 17.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 18.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 19.7% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | +11.9% |
| 2010 | 21.1% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 25.7% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.1% | 12.7% | 15.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.7% | 14.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.2% | 16.7% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.7% | 21.1% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.4% | 25.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Finland?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Finland was 25.7% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1951.
- How does Finland rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Finland ranks 37th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.