Finland — General government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1918–2030 · 111 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

Finland's general government deficit reading was −11.22B LCU in 2025. The period change from −11.95B LCU in 2024 was +733.71M LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.9% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1918–2030
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Latest observations

2008–2030

PeriodValue
2030-9.14B LCU
2029-9.01B LCU
2028-8.43B LCU
2027-8.78B LCU
2026-8.90B LCU
15 earlier values
2025-11.22B LCU
2024-11.95B LCU
2023-7.93B LCU
2022-532.25M LCU
2021-6.72B LCU
2020-13.00B LCU
2019-2.15B LCU
2018-2.09B LCU
2017-1.35B LCU
2016-3.67B LCU
2015-5.04B LCU
2014-6.18B LCU
2013-5.09B LCU
2012-4.41B LCU
2011-1.98B LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.