Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Finland
Finland: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.4834 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Finland stood at 0.4834.
That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Finland peaked at 0.5277 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3381, in 2003.
That places Finland 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3951 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3705 | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3824 | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 0.3953 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3781 | -4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.3883 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3628 | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3546 | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.3381 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3481 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3658 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3698 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.3665 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3729 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3974 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.404 | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4036 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3704 | -8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.5003 | +35.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5277 | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4974 | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4781 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.4603 | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.4412 | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4234 | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4834 | +14.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.4834 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.4834 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3843 | 0.3705 | 0.3953 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3664 | 0.3381 | 0.3974 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4506 | 0.3704 | 0.5277 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4834 | 0.4834 | 0.4834 | 1 |
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 recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Finland?
- Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Finland was 0.4834 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5277 in 2014.
- What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3381 in 2003.
- How does Finland rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
- Finland ranks 33rd out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
- Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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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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.