Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Finland
Finland: Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of was 36,962 National currency in 2024. ▲ Rising
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Finland, 1990–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Finland is 36,962 National currency, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Finland peaked at 36,962 National currency in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,199 National currency, in 1990.
Finland ranks 24th of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of in Finland, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13,199 National currency | — |
| 1991 | 14,646 National currency | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 14,664 National currency | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 13,732 National currency | -6.4% |
| 1994 | 13,754 National currency | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 14,454 National currency | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 15,198 National currency | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 15,666 National currency | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 16,183 National currency | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 16,597 National currency | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 17,329 National currency | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 18,180 National currency | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 19,158 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 20,024 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 20,881 National currency | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 21,827 National currency | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 22,508 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 23,443 National currency | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 24,929 National currency | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 25,788 National currency | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 26,477 National currency | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 27,492 National currency | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 28,605 National currency | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 29,183 National currency | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 29,239 National currency | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 29,168 National currency | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 28,824 National currency | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 28,135 National currency | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 29,015 National currency | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 30,029 National currency | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 30,540 National currency | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 32,091 National currency | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 33,392 National currency | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 35,958 National currency | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 36,962 National currency | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,809 National currency | 13,199 National currency | 16,597 National currency | 10 |
| 2000s | 21,407 National currency | 17,329 National currency | 25,788 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,617 National currency | 26,477 National currency | 30,029 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 33,789 National currency | 30,540 National currency | 36,962 National currency | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More public sector data for Finland
- Arms imports 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 72.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,243 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Finland?
- Annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of in Finland was 36,962 National currency in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 36,962 National currency in 2024.
- What is the lowest annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,199 National currency in 1990.
- How does Finland rank for annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of?
- Finland ranks 24th out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual government expenditure by function (cofog) — compensation of rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table provides a breakdown of government expenditure according to the Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG), which shows how much governments spend in areas such as health, education, environmental protection, defence and servicing public debt. The presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union and the euro area. Data are also available, for most countries, for the sub-sectors of general government. Specific categories of expenditure (such as health and education) can be selected using the ‘Expenditure’ filter, while details of the type of expenditure such as compensation of employees (payment of wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions) can be selected using the ‘Transaction’ filter. For government final consumption expenditure a breakdown is also provided, in the ‘Transaction’ filter, between individual and collective consumption expenditure. Data is for General Government. For most countries, results are also available for the General Government sub-sectors: central, local and state (regional) government and social security. These sub-sectors can be selected using the ‘Institutional sector’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE11 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage: Government Finances and Public Sector Debt webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org