Finland vs Ireland: Expenditure, Transactions
Expenditure, Transactions over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 161.27 billion against 133.83 billion in Ireland, a difference of 27.44 billion.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.37 billion | 61.17 billion | 22.20 billion | Finland |
| 2010s | 115.69 billion | 81.07 billion | 34.61 billion | Finland |
| 2020s | 147.32 billion | 115.26 billion | 32.06 billion | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expenditure, transactions, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 161.27 billion against 133.83 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in expenditure, transactions between Finland and Ireland?
- 27.44 billion, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for expenditure, transactions?
- Finland ranks 23rd and Ireland ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Expenditure, 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.