Finland vs Ireland: Social contributions, Transactions
Social contributions, Transactions over time
- Finland
- Ireland
How they compare
Finland currently reports 34.10 billion against 24.61 billion in Ireland, a difference of 9.50 billion.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.4 times Ireland's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 24th of 35 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.84 billion | 9.05 billion | 10.79 billion | Finland |
| 2010s | 26.33 billion | 12.38 billion | 13.95 billion | Finland |
| 2020s | 31.86 billion | 20.33 billion | 11.54 billion | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social contributions, transactions, Finland or Ireland?
- Finland, at 34.10 billion against 24.61 billion in Ireland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in social contributions, transactions between Finland and Ireland?
- 9.50 billion, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Ireland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Ireland rank globally for social contributions, transactions?
- Finland ranks 22nd and Ireland ranks 24th of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Social contributions, 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.