FI · 2017 · gov_10a_exp
General government expenditure by function (COFOG)
Finland, 2017
In 2017, Finland's general government expenditure by function (COFOG) decreased by 1.4% compared to 2016, reaching 7.1%.
The figure is above the EU-27 average of 6.9%.
Finland ranks 7th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the top half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 7.8% (from 7.7% in 2012).
Source: Eurostat dataset gov_10a_exp, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.