Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland

Finland: Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total was 33.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
33.6%
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
5th
of 102 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2013
All-time low
28.0%
in 2004
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland, 1999–2017

01020301999200820171999: 28.1 %2000: 28.7 %2001: 29.2 %2002: 28.6 %2003: 28.8 %2004: 28 %2005: 29.4 %2006: 29.9 %2007: 30.4 %2008: 31 %2009: 32 %2010: 32.3 %2011: 32 %2012: 32.8 %2013: 33.8 %2014: 33.1 %2015: 31.7 %2016: 32.4 %2017: 33.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland is 33.6%, measured in 2017.

That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland peaked at 33.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 2004.

Finland ranks 5th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%) in Finland, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 28.1%
2000 28.7% +2.2%
2001 29.2% +1.9%
2002 28.6% -2.3%
2003 28.8% +0.8%
2004 28.0% -2.6%
2005 29.4% +4.8%
2006 29.9% +1.9%
2007 30.4% +1.4%
2008 31.0% +2.0%
2009 32.0% +3.5%
2010 32.3% +0.9%
2011 32.0% -0.9%
2012 32.8% +2.5%
2013 33.8% +2.8%
2014 33.1% -2.1%
2015 31.7% -4.1%
2016 32.4% +2.2%
2017 33.6% +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.1% 28.1% 28.1% 1
2000s 29.6% 28.0% 32.0% 10
2010s 32.7% 31.7% 33.8% 8

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 2 East Timor 46.0% compare
  2. 3 Andorra 40.1% compare
  3. 4 Sierra Leone 35.7% compare
  4. 6 Chile 33.4% compare
  5. 7 Czechia 32.2% compare
  6. 8 Maldives 31.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland?
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total in Finland was 33.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2013.
What is the lowest current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 2004.
How does Finland rank for current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total?
Finland ranks 5th out of 102 countries with data for 2017.
Is current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as % of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
102 places, 1,185 data points, 1995–2019
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Current expenditure other than for staff compensation expressed as a percentage of direct expenditure in public educational institutions (instructional and non-instructional) of the specified level of education. Financial aid to students and other transfers are excluded from direct expenditure. Current expenditure other than for staff compensation includes expenditure on school books and teaching materials, ancillary services (ex. food, transport), and administration and other support activities. Divide current expenditure other than staff compensation in public institutions of a given level of education (ex. primary, secondary, or all levels combined) by total expenditure (current and capital) in public institutions of the same level of education, and multiply by 100. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/