Gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing in Finland

Finland: Gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing was 85,352 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
85,352
Change on year
up 8.4%
World rank
19th
of 34 countries
All-time high
85,352
in 2023
All-time low
44,241
in 2007
Years of data
17
2007–2023

Gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing in Finland, 2007–2023

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2007201520232007: 44.2k2008: 47.2k2009: 51.0k2010: 53.4k2011: 55.3k2012: 58.6k2013: 61.7k2014: 63.9k2015: 66.0k2016: 67.7k2017: 67.9k2018: 69.0k2019: 70.9k2020: 74.7k2021: 76.5k2022: 78.8k2023: 85.4k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Finland recorded 85,352 for gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing in 2023. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing in Finland peaked at 85,352 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 44,241, in 2007.

That places Finland 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47,473 44,241 51,012 3
2010s 63,445 53,352 70,913 10
2020s 78,838 74,685 85,352 4

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 16 Switzerland 214,284 compare
  2. 17 Belgium 165,806 compare
  3. 18 Austria 141,938 compare
  4. 20 Ireland 63,754 compare
  5. 21 Portugal 60,882 compare
  6. 22 Greece 52,373 compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

More reference data data for Finland

All data for Finland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing in Finland?
Gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing in Finland was 85,352 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 85,352 in 2023.
What is the lowest gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 44,241 in 2007.
How does Finland rank for gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing?
Finland ranks 19th out of 34 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross and net expenditure on social benefits by means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
35 places, 572 data points, 2007–2023
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