Finland — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2027 · 78 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

The latest government consumption reading for Finland was 26% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 26.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.22 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 24.5% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
202725.5 % of GDP
202625.6 % of GDP
202526 % of GDP
202426.2 % of GDP
202325.8 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2012
202224.2 % of GDP
202124.8 % of GDP
202024.4 % of GDP
201923.5 % of GDP
201823.1 % of GDP
201723 % of GDP
201623.9 % of GDP
201524.6 % of GDP
201424.7 % of GDP
201324.7 % of GDP
201224.2 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.