What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Finland and Korea?

22.7 Percentage of GDP, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?

25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Finland vs Korea: Subnational government expenditure

Finland

57.75 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Korea

35.05 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Finland rank

1st

Korea rank

2nd

Subnational government expenditure over time

Finland
Korea

How they compare

Finland currently reports 57.75 Percentage of GDP against 35.05 Percentage of GDP in Korea, a difference of 22.7 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times Korea's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 1st and Korea ranks 2nd of 36 countries.

Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	48.77 Percentage of GDP	26.89 Percentage of GDP	21.88 Percentage of GDP	Finland
2010s	54.72 Percentage of GDP	29.26 Percentage of GDP	25.46 Percentage of GDP	Finland
2020s	55.57 Percentage of GDP	35.79 Percentage of GDP	19.78 Percentage of GDP	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government expenditure, Finland or Korea?: Finland, at 57.75 Percentage of GDP against 35.05 Percentage of GDP in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Finland and Korea?: 22.7 Percentage of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Korea?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Finland and Korea rank globally for subnational government expenditure?: Finland ranks 1st and Korea ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Subnational government expenditure
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure. The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries. The data for the latest year available is also available in PDF format and via an Interactive dashboard.