Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Finland
Finland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was -0.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Finland, 1970–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Finland is -0.1%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 103.1% on the previous year and down 101.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Finland peaked at 10.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -3.8%, in 2018.
Finland ranks 176th 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.2% | +25.9% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 0.1% | -73.4% |
| 1974 | 0.1% | +111.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | +64.5% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -21.4% |
| 1977 | 0.1% | -21.2% |
| 1978 | 0.1% | -35.0% |
| 1979 | 0.1% | -33.6% |
| 1980 | 0.1% | -15.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2% | +264.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | -99.1% |
| 1983 | 0.2% | +9509.4% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +55.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2% | -21.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6% | +173.7% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | -45.8% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | +63.3% |
| 1989 | 0.4% | -15.5% |
| 1990 | 0.6% | +39.4% |
| 1991 | -0.2% | -131.7% |
| 1992 | 0.4% | -293.3% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +175.1% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -72.2% |
| 1995 | 1.1% | +301.9% |
| 1996 | 0.6% | -47.3% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +239.1% |
| 1998 | 9.3% | +382.8% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | -38.3% |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +85.9% |
| 2001 | 2.5% | -76.8% |
| 2002 | 5.8% | +131.6% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -39.7% |
| 2004 | 3.4% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +54.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% | -59.7% |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +301.1% |
| 2008 | 6.8% | -20.8% |
| 2009 | -3.5% | -151.3% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | -240.7% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | -144.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -187.7% |
| 2013 | -1.8% | -195.8% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -449.6% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +17.5% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -71.0% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +204.2% |
| 2018 | -3.8% | -157.7% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | -258.6% |
| 2020 | -0.9% | -115.4% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | -953.4% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -41.8% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -100.8% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -7624.8% |
| 2025 | -0.1% | -103.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | -3.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | -3.8% | 7.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -0.9% | 8.0% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1424 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 7,996 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.126 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 7,076 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1115 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 6,261 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,685 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 4.93 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Finland?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Finland was -0.1% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.8% in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 176th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.