Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland

Finland: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8851 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8851
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
65th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.26
in 1999
All-time low
0.8837
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland, 1995–2020

00.511.51995200720201995: 1.11996: 1.21997: 1.21998: 1.31999: 1.32000: 1.22001: 1.12002: 12003: 12004: 12005: 0.9772006: 0.9652007: 0.9172008: 0.8982009: 0.9262010: 0.9422011: 0.9252012: 0.9292013: 0.9312014: 0.9212015: 0.922016: 0.912017: 0.9012018: 0.8842019: 0.8852020: 0.885

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland is 0.8851, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland peaked at 1.26 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8837, in 2018.

That places Finland 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, 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 1.1
1996 1.16 +5.4%
1997 1.18 +2.0%
1998 1.26 +6.4%
1999 1.26 +0.7%
2000 1.19 -6.1%
2001 1.09 -7.9%
2002 1.04 -4.8%
2003 1.03 -1.5%
2004 1 -2.1%
2005 0.9768 -2.8%
2006 0.9648 -1.2%
2007 0.9172 -4.9%
2008 0.8977 -2.1%
2009 0.9258 +3.1%
2010 0.9416 +1.7%
2011 0.9246 -1.8%
2012 0.9288 +0.5%
2013 0.9315 +0.3%
2014 0.9209 -1.1%
2015 0.9197 -0.1%
2016 0.9105 -1.0%
2017 0.9013 -1.0%
2018 0.8837 -1.9%
2019 0.8855 +0.2%
2020 0.8851 -0.0%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.8851 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.8851 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.19 1.1 1.26 5
2000s 1 0.8977 1.19 10
2010s 0.9148 0.8837 0.9416 10
2020s 0.8851 0.8851 0.8851 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 62 Latvia 0.8933 compare
  2. 63 Spain 0.8907 compare
  3. 64 Russian Federation 0.8905 compare
  4. 66 Japan 0.8593 compare
  5. 67 Luxembourg 0.8375 compare
  6. 68 Belgium 0.8253 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland was 0.8851 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 1.26 in 1999.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8837 in 2018.
How does Finland rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Finland ranks 65th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, 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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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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