Finland vs Spain: Gross operating balance, Transactions

Finland
2.87 billion
in 2025
Spain
8.27 billion
in 2025
Finland rank
17th
Spain rank
15th

Gross operating balance, Transactions over time

  • Finland
  • Spain
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B199920122025

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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Indicator
Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.