Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland
Finland: Government procurement spending as share of total government spending was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland, 2007–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
In 2024, government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2015.
Finland ranks 10th of 42 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 30.6% | — |
| 2008 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 31.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 30.7% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 30.9% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 31.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 32.0% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 33.7% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 34.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.2%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Finland's 34.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 29.5%, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.0% | 30.6% | 31.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 29.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 32.3% | 34.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland?
- Government procurement spending as share of total government spending in Finland was 34.0% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government procurement spending as share of total government spending recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest government procurement spending as share of total government spending recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2015.
- How does Finland rank for government procurement spending as share of total government spending?
- Finland ranks 10th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government procurement spending as share of total government spending rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government procurement spending as share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.