Finland — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1882–2025 · 144 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Finland, the central government expenditure reading stood at 34.1% of GDP in 2025. Against 33.7% of GDP in 2024, the period change was +0.4 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 29.1% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 33.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 26.4 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 28 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2020 | 29.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 25.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 26.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 28.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 28.1 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 27.5 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 28.3 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 23.6 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 24.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2006, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.