Finland (2025)
-3.9
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Finland Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 -3.9 +0.4pp
2024 -4.3 -1.4pp
2023 -2.9 -2.7pp
2022 -0.2 +2.5pp
2021 -2.7 +2.8pp
2020 -5.5 -4.6pp
2019 -0.9 unchanged
2018 -0.9 -0.3pp
2017 -0.6 +1.1pp
2016 -1.7 +0.7pp
2015 -2.4 +0.6pp
2014 -3 -0.5pp
2013 -2.5 -0.3pp
2012 -2.2 -1.2pp
2011 -1 +1.6pp
2010 -2.6 -0.1pp
2009 -2.5 -6.7pp
2008 4.2 -0.9pp
2007 5.1 +1.1pp
2006 4 +1.3pp

About this Dataset

Finland recorded -3.9 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -5.5 in 2020 to 6.9 in 2000.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Finland from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Finland from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 6.9 % of GDP in 2000 and reached its lowest recorded value of -5.5 in 2020. The latest reading of -3.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp.