Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland
Finland: Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved was 89.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland, 2007–2022
Source: Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland is 89.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland peaked at 119.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 89.2%, in 2022.
Finland ranks 136th of 165 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 109.1% | — |
| 2008 | 108.2% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 110.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 105.0% | -5.1% |
| 2011 | 107.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 107.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.1% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 108.7% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 108.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 109.2% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 107.3% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 108.4% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 111.2% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 119.9% | +7.9% |
| 2021 | 90.4% | -24.6% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 109.3% | 108.2% | 110.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 107.3% | 100.1% | 111.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 89.2% | 119.9% | 3 |
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 primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland?
- Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved in Finland was 89.2% in 2022, according to Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 119.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.2% in 2022.
- How does Finland rank for primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved?
- Finland ranks 136th out of 165 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA), World Bank (WB), published as part of Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved budget measures the extent to which aggregate budget expenditure outturn reflects the amount originally approved, as defined in government budget documentation and fiscal reports. The coverage is budgetary central government (BCG) and the time period covered is the last three completed fiscal years.