Denmark vs Finland: Goods and services expense
Denmark
8.0%
in 2023
Finland
7.7%
in 2023
Denmark rank
123rd
Finland rank
125th
Goods and services expense over time
- Denmark
- Finland
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 8.0% against 7.7% in Finland, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 123rd and Finland ranks 125th of 154 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.0% | 10.7% | 0.7% | Finland |
| 1980s | 8.0% | 10.5% | 2.5% | Finland |
| 1990s | 7.4% | 8.7% | 1.4% | Finland |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 8.0% | 0.5% | Finland |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.9% | 0.4% | Finland |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.1% | 0.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Denmark or Finland?
- Denmark, at 8.0% against 7.7% in Finland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Denmark and Finland?
- 0.3%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Denmark ranks 123rd 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.