Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Finland
Finland: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Finland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.1% for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 106.7% on the previous year and up 111.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Finland peaked at 5.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -8.5%, in 2009.
Finland ranks 182nd of 228 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5% | — |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -56.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -41.7% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +28.6% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +105.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -35.1% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +50.0% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +36.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -93.9% |
| 2009 | -8.5% | -2933.3% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -131.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -29.6% |
| 2012 | -2.0% | -205.3% |
| 2013 | -1.4% | -30.0% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -35.7% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -111.1% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +2200.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +34.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -64.5% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.1% |
| 2020 | -2.6% | -316.7% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -196.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -88.0% |
| 2023 | -1.5% | -600.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -106.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 7% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 4% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | -2933.3% | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 2016 | +2200.0% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | -8.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -2.6% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Finland?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Finland was 0.1% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.5% in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Finland ranks 182nd out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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