Health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland
Finland: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 15.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland stood at 15.2%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland peaked at 15.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2000.
That places Finland 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.2% | — |
| 2001 | 11.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.4% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 13.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 13.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 13.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 15.1% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.6% | 13.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7% | 14.0% | 15.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0394 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 545 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Finland was 15.2% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Finland ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.