Finland vs Singapore: Proportion of total government spending on essential services
Finland
12.1%
in 2022
Singapore
12.0%
in 2025
Finland rank
92nd
Singapore rank
94th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services over time
- Finland
- Singapore
How they compare
Finland currently reports 12.1% against 12.0% in Singapore, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Singapore ahead.
Finland ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 94th of 170 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 23.1% | 10.7% | Singapore |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 22.1% | 9.7% | Singapore |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 15.3% | 3.3% | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of total government spending on essential services, Finland or Singapore?
- Finland, at 12.1% against 12.0% in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in proportion of total government spending on essential services between Finland and Singapore?
- 0.1%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Singapore?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Finland and Singapore rank globally for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Finland ranks 92nd and Singapore ranks 94th of 170 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.