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Published: 28 January 2011

General government total expenditure grew by 5.7 per cent in 2009

The share of total general government expenditure of gross domestic product (GDP) was 56.3 per cent in 2009. The share of total general government expenditure of GDP has last been this big in 1997. In 2008 the share was 49.3 per cent. The share of total general government expenditure of GDP was increased by both a considerable, over seven per cent fall in nominal GDP and by the still continuing growth in general government total expenditure. General government total expenditure increased by 5.7 per cent in 2009.

Consolidated Total Expenditures by Function, General Government, 2008–2009

Function	Year	Million euro	Ratio to GDP, %
G0 All functions	2008	91 121	49,3
	2009	96 300	56,3
G01 General public services	2008	12 191	6,6
	2009	12 694	7,4
G02 Defence	2008	2 770	1,5
	2009	2 851	1,7
G03 Public order and safety	2008	2 451	1,3
	2009	2 571	1,5
G04 Economic affairs	2008	8 672	4,7
	2009	8 653	5,1
G05 Environmental protection	2008	586	0,3
	2009	608	0,4
G06 Housing and community amenities	2008	778	0,4
	2009	890	0,5
G07 Health	2008	13 005	7,0
	2009	13 668	8,0
G08 Recreation, culture and religion	2008	2 079	1,1
	2009	2 090	1,2
G09 Education	2008	10 935	5,9
	2009	11 357	6,6
G10 Social protection	2008	37 654	20,4
	2009	40 918	23,9

In 2009 the biggest general government expenditure item was social protection with its GDP share of nearly 24 per cent. Over EUR 32 billion of social expenditure were social benefits. In 2009 nearly ten per cent more social benefits were paid than in the previous year. The second largest share of expenditure, or eight per cent of GDP went to health care.

General government consumption expenditure grew by 3.9 per cent in 2009, i.e. clearly slower than total expenditure. Consumption expenditure depicts current expenses incurred to general government from production of services.

General government total expenditure here refers to general government consolidated expenditure. Consolidated expenditure excludes property expenditure, capital transfers and income transfers between general government sub-sectors. Since total expenditure is in nature gross expenses, it includes in the case of the local government sector, for instance, acquisitions made by municipalities from their own municipal enterprises. These acquisitions are correspondingly visible in total revenue as well.

Source: National Accounts, Statistics Finland

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Updated 28.1.2011