Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland

Finland: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.4692 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.4692
Change on year
up 25.0%
World rank
34th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.5289
in 1995
All-time low
0.3193
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland, 1995–2020

00.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.5291996: 0.4411997: 0.3691998: 0.3531999: 0.3322000: 0.3262001: 0.3192002: 0.3212003: 0.3352004: 0.3662005: 0.3772006: 0.3892007: 0.42008: 0.4282009: 0.4442010: 0.4422011: 0.4322012: 0.4122013: 0.4092014: 0.4042015: 0.3962016: 0.4142017: 0.42018: 0.3832019: 0.3752020: 0.469

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland is 0.4692, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland peaked at 0.5289 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3193, in 2001.

Finland ranks 34th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Finland, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5289
1996 0.4411 -16.6%
1997 0.369 -16.3%
1998 0.353 -4.4%
1999 0.3325 -5.8%
2000 0.3262 -1.9%
2001 0.3193 -2.1%
2002 0.3207 +0.4%
2003 0.3354 +4.6%
2004 0.3661 +9.2%
2005 0.3766 +2.9%
2006 0.3889 +3.3%
2007 0.3995 +2.7%
2008 0.4276 +7.0%
2009 0.4442 +3.9%
2010 0.4421 -0.5%
2011 0.4324 -2.2%
2012 0.4124 -4.6%
2013 0.4095 -0.7%
2014 0.4042 -1.3%
2015 0.3956 -2.1%
2016 0.4143 +4.7%
2017 0.4002 -3.4%
2018 0.3828 -4.3%
2019 0.3753 -2.0%
2020 0.4692 +25.0%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.4692 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.4692 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4049 0.3325 0.5289 5
2000s 0.3704 0.3193 0.4442 10
2010s 0.4069 0.3753 0.4421 10
2020s 0.4692 0.4692 0.4692 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 31 Greece 0.515 compare
  2. 32 Republic of Moldova 0.4948 compare
  3. 33 Estonia 0.4934 compare
  4. 35 Czechia 0.4471 compare
  5. 36 Bulgaria 0.4361 compare
  6. 37 Slovakia 0.4051 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Finland was 0.4692 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.5289 in 1995.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3193 in 2001.
How does Finland rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Finland ranks 34th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Health, 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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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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