Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland
Finland: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 9.5% 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 9.5% for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2022.
The figure is down 15.0% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Finland peaked at 11.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 33rd of 108 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.4% | — |
| 2000 | 6.8% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 8.4% | +8.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -18.3% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 10.3% | +37.5% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 8.2% | -18.7% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 9.0% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +15.6% |
| 2012 | 8.6% | -17.2% |
| 2013 | 8.9% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | -17.1% |
| 2015 | 8.4% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | -19.7% |
| 2019 | 8.5% | +12.5% |
| 2020 | 11.1% | +30.4% |
| 2021 | 11.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.5% | -15.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 11.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 30 Luxembourg 9.9% compare
- 31 Canada 9.9% compare
- 32 Lao People's Democratic Republic 9.7% compare
- 34 Mongolia 9.5% compare
- 35 Ireland 9.4% compare
- 36 Iran, Islamic Republic of 9.4% compare
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 9.5% 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 11.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Finland ranks 33rd out of 108 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 10.1%. 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 upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release