Croatia vs Finland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on

Croatia
0.0938
in 2020
Finland
0.0883
in 2020
Croatia rank
60th
Finland rank
62nd

Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on over time

  • Croatia
  • Finland
00.050.10.15199520072020

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 0.0938 against 0.0883 in Finland, a difference of 0.0055.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Finland ahead.

Croatia ranks 60th and Finland ranks 62nd of 79 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Finland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0985 0.1137 0.0151 Finland
2000s 0.0834 0.1205 0.0371 Finland
2010s 0.0902 0.1005 0.0103 Finland
2020s 0.0938 0.0883 0.0055 Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on, Croatia or Finland?
Croatia, at 0.0938 against 0.0883 in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on between Croatia and Finland?
0.0055, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Finland?
26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Croatia and Finland rank globally for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Croatia ranks 60th and Finland ranks 62nd of 79 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Croatia vs Finland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-benefits-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total/croatia/finland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/social-benefits-ratio-of-this-level-of-government-s-expenditure-on-this-item-to-total/croatia/finland/">Croatia vs Finland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
79 places, 1,532 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.