Other expense in Finland
Finland: Other expense was 3.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Finland, 1991–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3.7% for other expense in 2023.
That represents a change of down 13.7% on the previous year and down 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Finland peaked at 5.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1993.
That places Finland 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Other expense in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 1.1% | — |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -3.0% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | -13.9% |
| 1995 | 3.9% | +310.4% |
| 1996 | 4.3% | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 4.6% | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 4.9% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 4.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.7% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 4.8% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 4.6% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.6% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 4.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -8.1% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -13.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 3.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 40% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 3.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +310.4% | 1.0% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.2% | 1.0% | 4.9% | 8 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.7% | 4.3% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Finland?
- Other expense in Finland was 3.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1993.
- How does Finland rank for other expense?
- Finland ranks 103rd out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.