General profile: Finland

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
5.536 Millions
0.845 EUR/US$
294 802 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 303 940 km²
2.07 %
2.75 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+23.8 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
65 498
69 518
59 817
81 971
Merchandise imports
58 766
68 803
60 430
85 975
Merchandise trade balance
6 732
715
-612
-4 004
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
3 %3 %72 %72 %8 %8 %8 %8 %9 %9 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
10 7588 3085 4014 9794 35910 7588 3085 4014 9794 359
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
12 260
20 879
24 224
32 935
Services imports
17 336
27 335
27 676
35 696
Services trade balance
-5 076
-6 456
-3 452
-2 762
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
21.4
16.1
14.4
10.4
Travel
17.8
14.5
10.6
3.3
Other services
49.0
65.7
67.7
79.1
TRADE INDICES
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106102110108107100100989695981009512613112711711711711711611895979697981001009695949598999710199101101105109107107
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+2.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
204 804
249 181
234 440
294 802
GDP per capita, current US$
39 040
46 461
42 785
53 252
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.78
3.19
0.54
2.75
Current account balance, % of GDP
3.04
1.49
-0.94
0.92
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.804
0.754
0.901
0.845
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
51.124.424.436.235.851.124.424.436.235.8
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+1.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
4 750.16
7 358.83
2 109.18
9 393.33
FDI outflows
4 222.60
10 167.18
-16 083.58
4 092.28
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.34
0.36
0.37
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
800.5797.2841.1908.3861.0865.5907.3973.2862.1756.1893.8865.8959.2806.0714.8692.3666.9526.4477.2490.7472.79 393-1 42713 456-2 1722 8648 5822 10918 571-1064 1542 5507 359718-1 14412 4517 6524 7502 8273 3198 0463 7328 834FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Balance, % of GDP
1.86
1.36
-0.57
0.24
Balance, % of imports
5.25
3.68
-1.58
0.60
Normalized balance
0.026
0.018
-0.008
0.003
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
7972807875717174777979767086838273
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 86%Urban 86%Rural 14%Rural 14%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.053 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
1 113
1 171
1 214
1 137
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
14.66
15.96
14.81
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
1 223 702
1 416 985
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
20.29
6.36
2.46
2.55
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
14.29
8.23
6.89
6.89
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 7.69
6.41
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 20 October 2022