Military spending, annual growth rate in Finland
Finland: Military spending, annual growth rate was 18.82 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
18.82 % change on previous year
Change on year
up 407.6%
World rank
11th
of 172 countries
All-time high
208.9 % change on previous year
in 1919
All-time low
-52.96 % change on previous year
in 1953
Years of data
106
1918–2023
Military spending, annual growth rate in Finland, 1918–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, military spending, annual growth rate in Finland stood at 18.82 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 407.6% on the previous year and up 248.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military spending, annual growth rate in Finland peaked at 208.9 % change on previous year in 1919 and was at its lowest, -52.96 % change on previous year, in 1953.
That places Finland 11th out of 172 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Military spending, annual growth rate in Finland, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1918 | -3.46 % change on previous year | — |
| 1919 | 208.9 % change on previous year | -6131.4% |
| 1920 | -9.99 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1921 | 23.94 % change on previous year | -339.7% |
| 1922 | 11.32 % change on previous year | -52.7% |
| 1923 | 15.43 % change on previous year | +36.3% |
| 1924 | 11.43 % change on previous year | -25.9% |
| 1925 | 17.65 % change on previous year | +54.4% |
| 1926 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -88.1% |
| 1927 | 3.17 % change on previous year | +51.0% |
| 1928 | 3.03 % change on previous year | -4.4% |
| 1929 | 7.25 % change on previous year | +139.1% |
| 1930 | 0.3903 % change on previous year | -94.6% |
| 1931 | -1.06 % change on previous year | -372.2% |
| 1932 | -7.01 % change on previous year | +559.8% |
| 1933 | -0.7849 % change on previous year | -88.8% |
| 1934 | 38.08 % change on previous year | -4951.6% |
| 1935 | 10.03 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 1936 | 7.3 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1937 | 4.87 % change on previous year | -33.4% |
| 1938 | 15.87 % change on previous year | +226.0% |
| 1939 | 174.41 % change on previous year | +999.3% |
| 1940 | 31.54 % change on previous year | -81.9% |
| 1941 | -1.56 % change on previous year | -105.0% |
| 1942 | -1.09 % change on previous year | -30.1% |
| 1943 | -7.94 % change on previous year | +626.5% |
| 1944 | 8.52 % change on previous year | -207.3% |
| 1945 | 5.87 % change on previous year | -31.0% |
| 1946 | -16.25 % change on previous year | -376.7% |
| 1947 | -15.29 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1948 | -11.81 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1949 | 2.52 % change on previous year | -121.3% |
| 1950 | -44.94 % change on previous year | -1882.7% |
| 1951 | -10.74 % change on previous year | -76.1% |
| 1952 | -10.94 % change on previous year | +1.8% |
| 1953 | -52.96 % change on previous year | +384.1% |
| 1954 | 168.72 % change on previous year | -418.6% |
| 1955 | 9.21 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1956 | 10.3 % change on previous year | +11.9% |
| 1957 | -12.27 % change on previous year | -219.1% |
| 1958 | -47.49 % change on previous year | +287.1% |
| 1959 | 103.9 % change on previous year | -318.8% |
| 1960 | 8.12 % change on previous year | -92.2% |
| 1961 | 18.8 % change on previous year | +131.5% |
| 1962 | 27.07 % change on previous year | +44.0% |
| 1963 | -2.3 % change on previous year | -108.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3485 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 1965 | 5.87 % change on previous year | +1584.8% |
| 1966 | 2.55 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1967 | -1.75 % change on previous year | -168.9% |
| 1968 | -0.7704 % change on previous year | -56.1% |
| 1969 | -1.95 % change on previous year | +152.6% |
| 1970 | 3.47 % change on previous year | -278.2% |
| 1971 | 7.64 % change on previous year | +120.5% |
| 1972 | 12.02 % change on previous year | +57.2% |
| 1973 | 9.94 % change on previous year | -17.3% |
| 1974 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -128.6% |
| 1975 | 9.08 % change on previous year | -419.3% |
| 1976 | 5.79 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1977 | 0.9306 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 1978 | -1.66 % change on previous year | -278.9% |
| 1979 | 13.64 % change on previous year | -919.5% |
| 1980 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -71.7% |
| 1981 | 7.28 % change on previous year | +88.6% |
| 1982 | 8.68 % change on previous year | +19.3% |
| 1983 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1984 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +86.4% |
| 1985 | 7.85 % change on previous year | +120.9% |
| 1986 | 10.01 % change on previous year | +27.5% |
| 1987 | 7.46 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 1988 | 5.02 % change on previous year | -32.7% |
| 1989 | 5.79 % change on previous year | +15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1884 % change on previous year | -96.7% |
| 1991 | 5.28 % change on previous year | +2703.0% |
| 1992 | 1.75 % change on previous year | -66.9% |
| 1993 | -6.43 % change on previous year | -467.5% |
| 1994 | 4.16 % change on previous year | -164.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7453 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1996 | -2.35 % change on previous year | -414.7% |
| 1997 | -3.13 % change on previous year | +33.3% |
| 1998 | -3.28 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1999 | -12.32 % change on previous year | +275.5% |
| 2000 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -76.6% |
| 2001 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -160.5% |
| 2002 | 8.6 % change on previous year | +393.5% |
| 2003 | 16.7 % change on previous year | +94.2% |
| 2004 | 6.39 % change on previous year | -61.7% |
| 2005 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -57.4% |
| 2006 | 2.62 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 7.85 % change on previous year | +199.1% |
| 2008 | 9.63 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 2009 | 3.67 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 2010 | -3.27 % change on previous year | -189.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7962 % change on previous year | -124.3% |
| 2012 | -7.24 % change on previous year | -1009.0% |
| 2013 | 5.4 % change on previous year | -174.6% |
| 2014 | -3.64 % change on previous year | -167.5% |
| 2015 | -7.34 % change on previous year | +101.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3993 % change on previous year | -105.4% |
| 2017 | 10.13 % change on previous year | +2437.4% |
| 2018 | 4.94 % change on previous year | -51.3% |
| 2019 | 6.56 % change on previous year | +32.8% |
| 2020 | 9 % change on previous year | +37.2% |
| 2021 | 3.91 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 2022 | 3.71 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 2023 | 18.82 % change on previous year | +407.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 18.82 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.57 % change on previous year, 3.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 18.82 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.48 % change on previous year, 2.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Military spending, annual growth rate in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +6131.4% | -3.46 % change on previous year | 208.9 % change on previous year |
| 1934 | +4951.6% | -0.7849 % change on previous year | 38.08 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +2703.0% | 0.1884 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +2437.4% | 0.3993 % change on previous year | 10.13 % change on previous year |
| 1950 | -1882.7% | 2.52 % change on previous year | -44.94 % change on previous year |
| 1965 | +1584.8% | 0.3485 % change on previous year | 5.87 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 102.72 % change on previous year | -3.46 % change on previous year | 208.9 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1920s | 8.53 % change on previous year | -9.99 % change on previous year | 23.94 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 24.21 % change on previous year | -7.01 % change on previous year | 174.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | -0.5491 % change on previous year | -16.25 % change on previous year | 31.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 11.28 % change on previous year | -52.96 % change on previous year | 168.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.6 % change on previous year | -2.3 % change on previous year | 27.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.8 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year | 13.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.14 % change on previous year | 1.91 % change on previous year | 10.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.54 % change on previous year | -12.32 % change on previous year | 5.28 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.7 % change on previous year | -2.88 % change on previous year | 16.7 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6732 % change on previous year | -7.34 % change on previous year | 10.13 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.86 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 18.82 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 8 Burkina Faso 20.34 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Ukraine 19.54 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Burundi 19.36 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Estonia 17.5 % change on previous year compare
- 13 Armenia 17.29 % change on previous year compare
- 14 Denmark 16.87 % change on previous year compare
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 military spending, annual growth rate in Finland?
- Military spending, annual growth rate in Finland was 18.82 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 208.9 % change on previous year in 1919.
- What is the lowest military spending, annual growth rate recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -52.96 % change on previous year in 1953.
- How does Finland rank for military spending, annual growth rate?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 172 countries with data for 2023.
- Is military spending, annual growth rate rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 248.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military spending, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Military spending Barnum et al. – Global Military Spending Dataset (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Military spending. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.