Over the period from 2011 to 2021, the Finnish government run a constant budget deficit. In 2021, the general government deficit amounted to roughly 6.5 billion euros according to preliminary figures. The financial position of general government weakened by more than 10 billion from the year due to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Initially, the general government surplus reached a high of approximately 9.6 billion euros in 2007, before falling to a deficit from 2009 onwards.
General government deficit and surplus in Finland from 2011 to 2021
(in million euros)
The source adds the following information: "General government deficit also called EDP deficit (= Excessive Deficit Procedure), corresponds with the general government net lending/borrowing in the national accounts."
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Statistics Finland. (April 21, 2022). General government deficit and surplus in Finland from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 01, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/537625/general-government-deficit-and-surplus-annually-finland/
Statistics Finland. "General government deficit and surplus in Finland from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros)." Chart. April 21, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537625/general-government-deficit-and-surplus-annually-finland/
Statistics Finland. (2022). General government deficit and surplus in Finland from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 01, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/537625/general-government-deficit-and-surplus-annually-finland/
Statistics Finland. "General Government Deficit and Surplus in Finland from 2011 to 2021 (in Million Euros)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537625/general-government-deficit-and-surplus-annually-finland/
Statistics Finland, General government deficit and surplus in Finland from 2011 to 2021 (in million euros) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/537625/general-government-deficit-and-surplus-annually-finland/ (last visited July 01, 2022)
