Finland vs France: General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Finland
0.5123 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
France
0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Finland rank
150th
France rank
151st
General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Finland
- France
How they compare
Finland currently reports 0.5123 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.0055 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1980 it was France ahead.
Finland ranks 150th and France ranks 151st of 195 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3915 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5303 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1388 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 1990s | 0.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4626 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2000s | 0.4174 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4685 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0511 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 0.4475 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4696 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.022 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 0.5037 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5265 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 current LCU per US$ of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Finland or France?
- Finland, at 0.5123 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5068 current LCU per US$ of GDP in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Finland and France?
- 0.0055 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and France?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2025.
- How do Finland and France rank globally for general government total expenditure (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Finland ranks 150th and France ranks 151st of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as General government total expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General government total expenditure (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.