Households’ indebtedness ratio continued falling in the first quarter of 2024

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release | Financial accounts 2024, 1st quarter

According to Statistics Finland, households' indebtedness ratio fell in the first quarter of 2024. Households’ net financial assets grew by EUR 4.1 billion from the previous quarter. Central government’s net financial assets also grew by EUR 4.1 billion from the previous quarter. Net financial assets refer to the difference between financial assets and liabilities.


Key selections

  • Households' indebtedness ratio was 125.3 per cent.
  • Central government's liabilities exceeded its assets by EUR 89.3 billion.
  • Net financial assets of employment pension schemes went up by EUR 6.5 billion from the previous quarter.

Figures

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Shares and other equity held by employment pension schemes 2015Q1-2024Q1

Financial assets of households 2015Q1-2024Q1

Data revisions

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Revisions to the sectors' financial assets from the first publication, EUR million

Revisions to the sectors' debts from the first publication, EUR million

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Classifications used:
  • Sector
  • Debtor sector
  • Instrument
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quarter
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quarter
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Classifications used:
  • Sector
Reference period cycle:
quarter
Updating frequency:
quarter
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Classifications used:
  • Instrument
  • Sector
  • Debtor sector
Reference period cycle:
year
Updating frequency:
irregular
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Financial accounts [online publication].
Reference period: 2024, 1st quarter. ISSN=1458-8145. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 22.12.2024].
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