Finland vs Spain: Gross operating balance, Transactions
Gross operating balance, Transactions over time
- Finland
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 8.27 billion against 2.87 billion in Finland, a difference of 5.39 billion.
That makes Spain's figure about 2.9 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Spain ahead.
Finland ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.02 billion | 16.46 billion | 9.44 billion | Spain |
| 2000s | 11.33 billion | 25.84 billion | 14.51 billion | Spain |
| 2010s | 4.87 billion | -36.50 billion | 41.37 billion | Finland |
| 2020s | 3.19 billion | -26.40 billion | 29.59 billion | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross operating balance, transactions, Finland or Spain?
- Spain, at 8.27 billion against 2.87 billion in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross operating balance, transactions between Finland and Spain?
- 5.39 billion, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Spain?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Spain rank globally for gross operating balance, transactions?
- Finland ranks 17th and Spain ranks 15th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross operating balance, 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.