Finland — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1918–2031 · 112 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for Finland was −3.9% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −4.3% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.4 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −2.36% of GDP, the latest reading was below.
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- Annual data, 1918–2031
- Quarterly data, 1999–2026
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Latest observations
2009–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -3.71 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -3.68 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -3.83 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -4.05 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -4.61 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -4.52 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -3.9 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -4.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.9 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -0.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.7 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -5.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -0.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -1.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -2.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -2.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -2.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.