Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Finland
Finland: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total was 0.2616 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.2616 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Finland peaked at 0.3541 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2363, in 2012.
That places Finland 70th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3541 | — |
| 1996 | 0.3484 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.3271 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3182 | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3166 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.297 | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3045 | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2945 | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2887 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2841 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.277 | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2791 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2703 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.2617 | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.272 | +4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2638 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.244 | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2363 | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2413 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2413 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2548 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2608 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2505 | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 0.248 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2464 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.2616 | +6.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2616 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 56% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2616 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 49% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3329 | 0.3166 | 0.3541 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.2829 | 0.2617 | 0.3045 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2487 | 0.2363 | 0.2638 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2616 | 0.2616 | 0.2616 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 67 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.304 compare
- 68 Japan 0.2943 compare
- 69 Switzerland 0.2664 compare
- 71 United Arab Emirates 0.2343 compare
- 72 Italy 0.2336 compare
- 73 Germany 0.233 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Finland?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Finland was 0.2616 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3541 in 1995.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2363 in 2012.
- How does Finland rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Finland ranks 70th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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.