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Expenditure on social protection and education grew in 2022

release | General government expenditure by function 2022

According to Statistics Finland's data, consolidated total general government expenditure was 53.3 per cent relative to gross domestic product in 2022. Of expenditure items, social protection and education grew most from the previous year. However, the share of government expenditure of gross domestic product decreased by 2.4 percentage points, because gross domestic product grew more than expenditure.

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  • Consolidated total general government expenditure was 53.3 per cent relative to gross domestic product in 2022.
  • General government expenditure grew in euros in 2022. However, the GDP ratio of general government expenditure fell as a result of GDP growth.
  • In absolute terms, expenditure on social protection and education grew most, but measured in percentages, the growth was biggest in defence expenditure.
  • The clearly biggest function group of general government expenditure is social protection, which includes almost all pensions paid. In 2022, social protection accounted for 44.1 per cent of general government expenditure.
  • The data on local government involve greater uncertainty than usual due to data collection and classification changes.

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