Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland
Finland: Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1 for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1, in 1995.
That places Finland 11th out of 57 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1 | — |
| 1996 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 8 Italy 1 compare
- 9 Sweden 1 compare
- 10 France 1 compare
- 11 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 11 Albania 1 compare
- 11 Australia 1 compare
- 11 Belgium 1 compare
- 11 Cyprus 1 compare
- 11 Spain 1 compare
- 11 Greece 1 compare
- 11 Indonesia 1 compare
- 11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 compare
- 11 Iceland 1 compare
- 11 Luxembourg 1 compare
- 11 Malta 1 compare
- 11 Myanmar 1 compare
- 11 Mauritius 1 compare
- 11 Norway 1 compare
- 11 Portugal 1 compare
- 11 Romania 1 compare
- 11 Serbia 1 compare
- 11 Slovakia 1 compare
- 11 Thailand 1 compare
- 11 Ukraine 1 compare
- 11 South Africa 1 compare
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 defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland?
- Defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland was 1 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- What is the lowest defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
- How does Finland rank for defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 57 countries with data for 2020.
- Is defence, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Defence, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.