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

01020302000201120222000: 272001: 272002: 27.12003: 27.22004: 27.12005: 272006: 272007: 26.92008: 26.82009: 26.22010: 26.12011: 25.82012: 25.62013: 25.12014: 24.62015: 24.42016: 23.82017: 23.12018: 23.22019: 23.42020: 22.42021: 22.92022: 23.3

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

Annual values for Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure in Finland, 2000 to 2022.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 118 Croatia 23.4% compare
  2. 119 Slovakia 23.4% compare
  3. 120 Comoros 23.4% compare
  4. 122 Macau, China 23.2% compare
  5. 123 Thailand 23.2% compare
  6. 124 Guinea 23.1% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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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Wage bill as a percentage of Public Expenditure
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,119 data points, 2000–2022
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