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Finland: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-3.48percent · 2024-53.2% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Finland from 1972 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024-3.475
2023-1.891
2022-0.038
2021-2.322
2020-5.503
20190.316
2018-0.007
2017-0.444
2016-1.298
2015-1.811
2014-2.268
2013-1.825
2012-1.104
2011-0.489
2010-2.369
2009-1.86
20084.57
20075.293
20064.305
20053.38
20042.99
20033.113
20024.435
20015.407
20006.67
19991.846
19981.898
1997-0.683
1996-4.182
1995-7.251
1994-9.146
1993-10.371
1992-8.174
1991-5.014
19901.005
19892.343
19881.148
1987-1.041
19860.809
1985-0.117
1984-0.405
1983-2.236
1982-1.022
19810.293
1980-0.449
1979-1.087
1978-0.143
19771.446
19762.645
19750.166
19742.384
19734.358
19722.571

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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