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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
57.7%
-3.3 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
26.5%
+1.4 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
7.70%
+1.5 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
1.60%
-0.2 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
6.30%
-0.6 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
1.60%
-1.1 pts since 2001
Gross debt · 2025
88.4%
of GDP · +33 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
5.6m
10.5% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Finland yet.
Welfare fell from 25.1% to 19.0% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 26.5% by 2024.
Healthcare fell from 6.2% to 5.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2000, then rose to 7.7% by 2024.
Defence fell from 1.8% to 1.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2018, then rose to 1.6% by 2024.
Education fell from 6.9% to 5.8% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 6.3% by 2024.
Debt interest fell from 2.7% to 0.6% of GDP between 2001 and 2021, then rose to 1.6% by 2024.
Total spending fell from 61.0% to 46.6% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 57.7% by 2024.
Gross debt fell from 55.2% to 32.6% of GDP between 1995 and 2008, then rose to 88.4% by 2025.
Population grew from 5.1 million in 1995 to 5.6 million in 2025; the UN projects 5.3 million by 2050.