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Government debt in Finland

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Finland's government debt is 88.40 % — #102 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

88.40%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.9 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Finland over time

88.40 %49.65 %10.90 %10.90 % · 19801980: 10.90 %1981: 11.50 %1982: 13.90 %1983: 15.40 %1984: 15.20 %1985: 15.80 %1986: 16.40 %1987: 17.60 %1988: 16.50 %1989: 14.30 %1990: 13.90 %1991: 21.90 %1992: 39.30 %1993: 54.20 %1994: 56.20 %1995: 55.20 %1996: 55.40 %1997: 52.20 %1998: 46.80 %1999: 44.00 %2000: 42.40 %2001: 40.90 %2002: 40.10 %2003: 42.70 %2004: 42.60 %2005: 39.90 %2006: 38.00 %2007: 33.90 %2008: 32.60 %2009: 41.50 %2010: 50.10 %2011: 52.00 %2012: 57.90 %2013: 60.80 %2014: 64.80 %2015: 68.80 %2016: 68.60 %2017: 66.60 %2018: 65.30 %2019: 65.30 %2020: 75.30 %2021: 73.10 %2022: 74.10 %2023: 77.20 %2024: 82.50 %2025: 88.40 %19802003202588.40 %
46 official observations, 1980 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#102 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
18 %
23 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 5.90 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 77.50 pp
since 1980

In Europe: #29 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +33.70 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Finland: ahead of 18 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtFinland 88.40 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Finland is ahead of 18 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Finland
100 Mauritius86.80 %−1.60 pp
101 El Salvador87.60 %−0.80 pp
102 Finland88.40 %—
103 Portugal89.70 %+1.30 pp
104 Mozambique90.30 %+1.90 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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