El Salvador vs Finland: Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP

El Salvador
8.9%
in 2020
Finland
8.8%
in 2020
El Salvador rank
114th
Finland rank
116th

Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP over time

  • El Salvador
  • Finland
010203040198020002020

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 8.9% against 8.8% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Finland ahead.

El Salvador ranks 114th and Finland ranks 116th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Finland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Finland Difference Ahead
1980s 2.1% 4.2% 2.1% Finland
1990s 1.6% 20.2% 18.6% Finland
2000s 3.6% 4.5% 0.8% Finland
2010s 3.6% 7.5% 3.9% Finland
2020s 8.9% 8.8% 0.1% El Salvador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp, El Salvador or Finland?
El Salvador, at 8.9% against 8.8% in Finland as of 2020.
What is the difference in credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp between El Salvador and Finland?
0.1%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Finland?
39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do El Salvador and Finland rank globally for credit to government and state-owned enterprises to gdp?
El Salvador ranks 114th and Finland ranks 116th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Credit to government and state-owned enterprises to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
178 places, 6,137 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. (IFS line 22A + line 22B + line 22C) / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).