What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Denmark and Finland?

1.6 Percentage of GDP, with Finland ahead.

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

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 revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Denmark vs Finland: Subnational government revenue

Denmark

51.79 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Finland

53.39 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Denmark rank

3rd

Finland rank

2nd

Subnational government revenue over time

Denmark
Finland

How they compare

Finland currently reports 53.39 Percentage of GDP against 51.79 Percentage of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 1.6 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Finland ahead.

Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 2nd of 36 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Finland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	54.41 Percentage of GDP	52.18 Percentage of GDP	2.23 Percentage of GDP	Denmark
2010s	53.85 Percentage of GDP	52.94 Percentage of GDP	0.9089 Percentage of GDP	Denmark
2020s	51.72 Percentage of GDP	52.45 Percentage of GDP	0.7386 Percentage of GDP	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government revenue, Denmark or Finland?: Finland, at 53.39 Percentage of GDP against 51.79 Percentage of GDP in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government revenue between Denmark and Finland?: 1.6 Percentage of GDP, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Finland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Finland rank globally for subnational government revenue?: Denmark ranks 3rd and Finland ranks 2nd of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government revenue. 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 revenue
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 revenue expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public revenue. 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.