Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Finland
Finland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.0883 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland is 0.0883, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland peaked at 0.1251 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0883, in 2020.
Finland ranks 62nd of 79 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1086 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1087 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.111 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1195 | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1207 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 0.1244 | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.1251 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1223 | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1221 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.1213 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1191 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.1193 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.12 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.1175 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.114 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1115 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1091 | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1058 | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1022 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.098 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0963 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0953 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0944 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0927 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0883 | -4.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0883 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 41% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0883 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1137 | 0.1086 | 0.1207 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1205 | 0.114 | 0.1251 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1005 | 0.0927 | 0.1115 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0883 | 0.0883 | 0.0883 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Finland was 0.0883 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1251 in 2001.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0883 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Finland ranks 62nd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.8%. 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 Social benefits, 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.