External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Finland
Finland: External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0% for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Finland peaked at 0.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Finland ranks 148th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +57.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -59.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -54.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -98.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +18647.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +50.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -12.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -51.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -57.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +70.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -43.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +23.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +93.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +41.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | +59.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +18647.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 145 China 0.0% compare
- 146 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 147 Serbia 0.0% compare
- 148 Russian Federation 0.0% compare
- 148 Iraq 0.0% compare
- 148 Seychelles 0.0% compare
- 148 San Marino 0.0%
- 148 Czechia 0.0%
- 148 Slovakia 0.0%
- 148 Brunei Darussalam 0.0%
- 148 Korea 0.0%
- 148 Norway 0.0% compare
- 148 Denmark 0.0%
- 148 Chile 0.0% compare
- 148 Bahrain 0.0%
- 148 Singapore 0.0%
- 148 Switzerland 0.0%
- 148 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0% compare
- 148 Sweden 0.0%
- 148 Monaco 0.0%
- 148 Qatar 0.0%
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 148 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 148 United States of America 0.0%
- 148 Spain 0.0%
- 148 Canada 0.0%
- 148 Ireland 0.0%
- 148 Peru 0.0% compare
- 148 Australia 0.0%
- 148 New Zealand 0.0%
- 148 Uruguay 0.0% compare
- 148 Malta 0.0% compare
- 148 Austria 0.0%
- 148 Andorra 0.0%
- 148 Romania 0.0% compare
- 148 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 148 France 0.0%
- 148 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 148 Kuwait 0.0%
- 148 Ukraine 0.0% compare
- 148 Iceland 0.0%
- 148 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 148 Türkiye 0.0%
- 148 Japan 0.0%
- 148 Hungary 0.0%
- 148 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 148 Italy 0.0%
- 148 Oman 0.0%
- 148 Germany 0.0%
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Finland?
- External health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health in Finland was 0.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health?
- Finland ranks 148th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is external health expenditure (ext) as percentage of current health rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health expenditure (CHE) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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