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

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

Latest (2020)
0.8851
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
31st
of 75 countries
All-time high
0.9502
in 1995
All-time low
0.8276
in 2017
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.951996: 0.941997: 0.9151998: 0.9131999: 0.912000: 0.9112001: 0.9012002: 0.8982003: 0.8982004: 0.8992005: 0.8982006: 0.9022007: 0.8932008: 0.892009: 0.8832010: 0.8822011: 0.8762012: 0.8632013: 0.8542014: 0.8492015: 0.8582016: 0.8372017: 0.8282018: 0.8892019: 0.8832020: 0.885

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Finland stood at 0.8851.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Finland peaked at 0.9502 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.8276, in 2017.

That places Finland 31st out of 75 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Subsidies, 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 0.9502
1996 0.9402 -1.1%
1997 0.9151 -2.7%
1998 0.9129 -0.2%
1999 0.91 -0.3%
2000 0.911 +0.1%
2001 0.9013 -1.1%
2002 0.8983 -0.3%
2003 0.8983 +0.0%
2004 0.8994 +0.1%
2005 0.8983 -0.1%
2006 0.902 +0.4%
2007 0.8931 -1.0%
2008 0.8896 -0.4%
2009 0.8833 -0.7%
2010 0.8815 -0.2%
2011 0.8756 -0.7%
2012 0.8628 -1.5%
2013 0.8539 -1.0%
2014 0.8486 -0.6%
2015 0.8581 +1.1%
2016 0.8369 -2.5%
2017 0.8276 -1.1%
2018 0.8885 +7.4%
2019 0.8826 -0.7%
2020 0.8851 +0.3%

Finland compared with similar countries

  • Finland's 0.8851 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7517, 1.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Finland's 0.8851 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7742, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9257 0.91 0.9502 5
2000s 0.8975 0.8833 0.911 10
2010s 0.8616 0.8276 0.8885 10
2020s 0.8851 0.8851 0.8851 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 28 Republic of Moldova 0.9199 compare
  2. 29 Austria 0.9116 compare
  3. 30 Serbia 0.9018 compare
  4. 32 Mexico 0.8765 compare
  5. 33 Norway 0.8709 compare
  6. 34 Poland 0.8693 compare

See the full ranking of 75 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Finland?
Subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure in Finland was 0.8851 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9502 in 1995.
What is the lowest subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8276 in 2017.
How does Finland rank for subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure?
Finland ranks 31st out of 75 countries with data for 2020.
Is subsidies, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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 Subsidies, 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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Subsidies, 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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75 places, 1,429 data points, 1990–2020
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