Finland - General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP)

General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) in Finland was 24.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 24.54 in 2013, while its lowest value was 14.28 in 1970.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 14.28
1971 14.97
1972 15.10
1973 14.81
1974 15.04
1975 16.91
1976 17.89
1977 18.38
1978 18.06
1979 17.60
1980 17.71
1981 18.34
1982 18.46
1983 18.79
1984 18.95
1985 19.70
1986 19.93
1987 20.31
1988 19.61
1989 19.42
1990 20.87
1991 23.91
1992 24.27
1993 23.30
1994 22.40
1995 21.89
1996 22.16
1997 21.31
1998 20.57
1999 20.26
2000 19.74
2001 19.93
2002 20.63
2003 21.10
2004 21.18
2005 21.41
2006 21.32
2007 20.77
2008 21.56
2009 24.07
2010 23.69
2011 23.36
2012 24.10
2013 24.54
2014 24.51
2015 24.38
2016 23.67
2017 22.79
2018 22.91
2019 23.20
2020 24.48

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts