Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland
Finland: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 7.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland, 1999–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 7.5% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland peaked at 8.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.4%, in 2005.
That places Finland 38th out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.6% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -21.9% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -36.8% |
| 2006 | 3.0% | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 3.4% | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 4.9% | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | -19.8% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -25.7% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | +24.1% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +28.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +11.7% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 6.8% | +24.4% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.1% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +28.3% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 7.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More education data for Finland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42,938 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1,144 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,036 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,318 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 543,350 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 360,117 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0641 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland was 7.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4% in 2005.
- How does Finland rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Finland ranks 38th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in pre-primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release