General government expenditure by function

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Share of public expenditure of gross domestic product decreased in 2011 (the review was added on 20 March 2013) 31 Jan 2013 The share of total general government expenditure of gross domestic product (GDP) was 55.0 per cent in 2011. The share of GDP diminished from 2010, when it was 55.8 per cent. Total general government expenditure grew by 4.6 per cent, or EUR 4.6 billion in 2011. The share of total expenditure of GDP fell, because GDP grew in nominal terms faster than public expenditure. In 2010, total expenditure increased by 3.1 per cent. Next release: Statistical releases will not be issued in English from these statistics in 2013.
Description:	The statistics describe general government expenditure by function and sub-sector on the basis of national accounts data. The statistics on general government expenditure by function are a part of the regular Eurostat reporting programme. Read full description >>>
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): General government expenditure by function [e-publication].
ISSN=1798-0828. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 9.5.2013].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/jmete/index_en.html.

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