Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Finland
Finland: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 1.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Finland, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Finland stood at 1.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Finland peaked at 1.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1962.
Finland ranks 182nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1% | — |
| 1961 | 0.0% | -49.0% |
| 1962 | 0.0% | -28.2% |
| 1963 | 0.0% | +38.1% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | +101.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1% | -22.9% |
| 1966 | 0.1% | +36.7% |
| 1967 | 0.1% | +7.5% |
| 1968 | 0.1% | -20.1% |
| 1969 | 0.1% | -7.0% |
| 1970 | 0.1% | -28.5% |
| 1971 | 0.1% | +70.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -28.5% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | +49.3% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | -15.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -54.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | +77.5% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -10.4% |
| 1981 | 0.1% | -5.9% |
| 1982 | 0.1% | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1% | +19.1% |
| 1984 | 0.1% | -14.8% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +8.0% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | +17.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +51.6% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +21.5% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | +28.2% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | +28.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | +26.5% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +19.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -20.5% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | +20.9% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | +26.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +59.3% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +15.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +36.1% |
| 2006 | 1.7% | +45.2% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -22.5% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -34.8% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +27.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +38.1% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -27.0% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -0.5158 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1674 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 9,401 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4107 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 23,060 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.4875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3635 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Finland?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Finland was 1.5% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1962.
- How does Finland rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 182nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).