Belgium vs Finland: Compensation of employees, Transactions
Compensation of employees, Transactions over time
- Belgium
- Finland
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 80.23 billion against 38.05 billion in Finland, a difference of 42.18 billion.
That makes Belgium's figure about 2.1 times Finland's.
Across all 27 years both countries report, Belgium has been ahead every year.
Belgium ranks 21st and Finland ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.77 billion | 16.60 billion | 11.18 billion | Belgium |
| 2000s | 35.96 billion | 21.41 billion | 14.56 billion | Belgium |
| 2010s | 52.15 billion | 28.62 billion | 23.54 billion | Belgium |
| 2020s | 70.50 billion | 34.50 billion | 36.00 billion | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher compensation of employees, transactions, Belgium or Finland?
- Belgium, at 80.23 billion against 38.05 billion in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in compensation of employees, transactions between Belgium and Finland?
- 42.18 billion, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Finland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Finland rank globally for compensation of employees, transactions?
- Belgium ranks 21st and Finland ranks 23rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Compensation of employees, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.