Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Finland
Finland: Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure was 23.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
23.3%
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
121st
of 191 countries
All-time high
27.2%
in 2003
All-time low
22.4%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Finland, 2000–2022
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Finland stood at 23.3%.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Finland peaked at 27.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 22.4%, in 2020.
Finland ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.0% | — |
| 2001 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 27.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 27.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 27.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 25.6% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 23.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 23.4% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 23.3% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.5% | 23.1% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 22.4% | 23.3% | 3 |
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 wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Finland?
- Wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure in Finland was 23.3% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.4% in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure?
- Finland ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2022.
- Is wage bill as a percentage of public expenditure rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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