Canada vs Finland: Goods and services expense
Canada
7.4%
in 2023
Finland
7.7%
in 2023
Canada rank
128th
Finland rank
125th
Goods and services expense over time
- Canada
- Finland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 7.7% against 7.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Finland ahead.
Canada ranks 128th and Finland ranks 125th of 154 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 8.7% | 1.5% | Finland |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 8.0% | 0.3% | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.9% | 0.6% | Finland |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 8.1% | 1.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Canada or Finland?
- Finland, at 7.7% against 7.4% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Canada and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Finland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Finland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Canada ranks 128th and Finland ranks 125th of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.