Public budgets

Finland: public budget

What Finland's government raised and what it spent it on, from the figures its own budget laws or a statistics office publish. Solon places every figure on the same international classification, so it can be compared with any other place.

General government, 2000

Outturn: what came in and was spent

General government: central, state and local government and social security funds together, consolidated so that money passed between them is counted once, as Eurostat's government finance statistics (ESA 2010) count it.

Amounts in USD, converted from EUR at 2000's average rate (Eurostat).

Revenue
$69.06B · 54.8% of GDP
Spending
$60.38B · 47.9% of GDP
Surplus (+) or deficit (−)
$8.68B · 6.9% of GDP

What the money is spent on

Finland, 2000: spending by function, as a share of all spending
Finland, 2000: spending by function, as a share of all spending
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Social protection40.7$24.59B
General public services15.7$9.45B
Education12.2$7.37B
Health11.9$7.21B
Economic affairs10$6.04B
Defence2.9$1.75B
Public order and safety2.7$1.62B
Recreation, culture and religion2.3$1.42B
Housing and community amenities0.9$539.38M
Environmental protection0.7$394.38M

Where the money comes from

Finland, 2000: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
Finland, 2000: revenue by kind, as a share of all revenue
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Taxes on income and wealth37.3$25.76B
Taxes on sales, production and imports24.5$16.89B
Social contributions21.4$14.8B
Sales, fees and charges9.6$6.64B
Income from property (interest, dividends, rent)5.9$4.11B
Capital transfers and taxes received0.7$456.26M
Other transfers received0.6$414.7M
Taxes on income and wealth$25.76B
Taxes on income and wealth, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on income and wealth, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Taxes on income96.6$24.89B
Other taxes on wealth and income3.4$865.41M
Taxes on sales, production and imports$16.89B
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
Taxes on sales, production and imports, in detail, as a share of it
RowValue (%)ShareNote
Value added tax59.4$10.04B
Not broken down, or fitting no category40.6$6.85B

Over the years

55.2 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99556.4 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99654.9 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99754 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99852.7 % of GDPRevenue · 1,99954.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00052.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00152.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00251.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00351.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00451.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00552.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00651.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00752.1 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00851.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,00951.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01052.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01153.5 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01254.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01354.6 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01453.3 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01553.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01652.2 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01751.8 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01851.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,01951 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02052.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02152.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02253 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02353.4 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02453.7 % of GDPRevenue · 2,02561 % of GDPSpending · 1,99559.5 % of GDPSpending · 1,99656.1 % of GDPSpending · 1,99752.3 % of GDPSpending · 1,99851 % of GDPSpending · 1,99947.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,00047.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00148.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,00249.3 % of GDPSpending · 2,00349.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00449 % of GDPSpending · 2,00548.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00646.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,00747.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,00854.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,00954 % of GDPSpending · 2,01053.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01155.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01257.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01357.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01455.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01555.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,01652.8 % of GDPSpending · 2,01752.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,01852.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,01956.5 % of GDPSpending · 2,02055.1 % of GDPSpending · 2,02152.6 % of GDPSpending · 2,02255.9 % of GDPSpending · 2,02357.7 % of GDPSpending · 2,024
Finland: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
Finland: revenue and spending, 1995–2025
PeriodRevenue (% of GDP)Spending (% of GDP)
1,99555.261
1,99656.459.5
1,99754.956.1
1,9985452.3
1,99952.751
2,00054.847.9
2,00152.347.3
2,00252.648.5
2,00351.749.3
2,00451.349.1
2,00551.749
2,00652.148.1
2,00751.746.6
2,00852.147.9
2,00951.654.1
2,01051.454
2,01152.853.8
2,01253.555.7
2,01354.657.1
2,01454.657.6
2,01553.355.7
2,01653.455.1
2,01752.252.8
2,01851.852.7
2,01951.752.6
2,0205156.5
2,02152.455.1
2,02252.452.6
2,0235355.9
2,02453.457.7
2,02553.7
Where these figures come from

Series read from Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) on 2026-11-11.

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