Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Finland
Finland: Gross debt, Percent of own revenue was 2.86 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Finland, 1998–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross debt, percent of own revenue in Finland is 2.86, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, percent of own revenue in Finland peaked at 2.86 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2008.
That places Finland 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.83 | — |
| 1999 | 2.54 | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 1.99 | -21.6% |
| 2001 | 1.96 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 1.84 | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 1.88 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.83 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 1.69 | -7.6% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 1.35 | -11.4% |
| 2008 | 1.35 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.84 | +37.1% |
| 2010 | 2.15 | +16.6% |
| 2011 | 2.16 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.36 | +9.0% |
| 2013 | 2.3 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 2.56 | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 2.64 | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 2.6 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.46 | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.35 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.35 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.86 | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.68 | 2.54 | 2.83 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.73 | 1.35 | 1.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.39 | 2.15 | 2.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.86 | 2.86 | 2.86 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More external debt data for Finland
- Other investment, Debt instruments 198.70 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 107.31 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 35,190 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.6267 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 79.73 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -3.39 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 22.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -2.03 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 19,004 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, percent of own revenue in Finland?
- Gross debt, percent of own revenue in Finland was 2.86 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.86 in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for gross debt, percent of own revenue?
- Finland ranks 11th out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross debt, percent of own revenue rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, Percent of own revenue (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.