Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Finland
Finland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled was -285.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Finland, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Finland recorded -285.87 million BoP, current US$ for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 103.3% on the previous year and down 101.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Finland peaked at 23.58 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, -10.53 billion BoP, current US$, in 2018.
That places Finland 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled in Finland, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 18.00 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 25.00 million BoP, current US$ | +38.9% |
| 1972 | 37.00 million BoP, current US$ | +48.0% |
| 1973 | 13.00 million BoP, current US$ | -64.9% |
| 1974 | 35.00 million BoP, current US$ | +169.2% |
| 1975 | 68.27 million BoP, current US$ | +95.1% |
| 1976 | 57.98 million BoP, current US$ | -15.1% |
| 1977 | 48.06 million BoP, current US$ | -17.1% |
| 1978 | 33.80 million BoP, current US$ | -29.7% |
| 1979 | 27.53 million BoP, current US$ | -18.5% |
| 1980 | 27.95 million BoP, current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 99.65 million BoP, current US$ | +256.5% |
| 1982 | 910,574 BoP, current US$ | -99.1% |
| 1983 | 84.47 million BoP, current US$ | +9176.6% |
| 1984 | 136.19 million BoP, current US$ | +61.2% |
| 1985 | 112.51 million BoP, current US$ | -17.4% |
| 1986 | 405.31 million BoP, current US$ | +260.2% |
| 1987 | 273.39 million BoP, current US$ | -32.5% |
| 1988 | 531.74 million BoP, current US$ | +94.5% |
| 1989 | 490.18 million BoP, current US$ | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 812.17 million BoP, current US$ | +65.7% |
| 1991 | -232.90 million BoP, current US$ | -128.7% |
| 1992 | 396.37 million BoP, current US$ | -270.2% |
| 1993 | 863.53 million BoP, current US$ | +117.9% |
| 1994 | 277.84 million BoP, current US$ | -67.8% |
| 1995 | 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +422.1% |
| 1996 | 752.97 million BoP, current US$ | -48.1% |
| 1997 | 2.45 billion BoP, current US$ | +225.9% |
| 1998 | 12.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +410.0% |
| 1999 | 7.80 billion BoP, current US$ | -37.7% |
| 2000 | 13.50 billion BoP, current US$ | +73.2% |
| 2001 | 3.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -76.1% |
| 2002 | 8.09 billion BoP, current US$ | +151.0% |
| 2003 | 5.97 billion BoP, current US$ | -26.3% |
| 2004 | 6.78 billion BoP, current US$ | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 10.87 billion BoP, current US$ | +60.4% |
| 2006 | 4.64 billion BoP, current US$ | -57.3% |
| 2007 | 21.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +373.8% |
| 2008 | 19.41 billion BoP, current US$ | -11.7% |
| 2009 | -8.83 billion BoP, current US$ | -145.5% |
| 2010 | 12.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -238.5% |
| 2011 | -6.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -149.2% |
| 2012 | 4.93 billion BoP, current US$ | -182.1% |
| 2013 | -4.96 billion BoP, current US$ | -200.6% |
| 2014 | 17.54 billion BoP, current US$ | -453.8% |
| 2015 | 17.58 billion BoP, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 5.23 billion BoP, current US$ | -70.3% |
| 2017 | 16.91 billion BoP, current US$ | +223.4% |
| 2018 | -10.53 billion BoP, current US$ | -162.3% |
| 2019 | 16.28 billion BoP, current US$ | -254.6% |
| 2020 | -2.54 billion BoP, current US$ | -115.6% |
| 2021 | 23.58 billion BoP, current US$ | -1029.9% |
| 2022 | 13.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -44.5% |
| 2023 | -114.80 million BoP, current US$ | -100.9% |
| 2024 | 8.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -7714.9% |
| 2025 | -285.87 million BoP, current US$ | -103.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.36 million BoP, current US$ | 13.00 million BoP, current US$ | 68.27 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 216.23 million BoP, current US$ | 910,574 BoP, current US$ | 531.74 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ | -232.90 million BoP, current US$ | 12.51 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.56 billion BoP, current US$ | -8.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 21.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.92 billion BoP, current US$ | -10.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.54 billion BoP, current US$ | 23.58 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 185 Papua New Guinea -198.32 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 186 Iceland -201.70 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 187 Burkina Faso -202.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 189 Yemen -370.98 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 190 Trinidad and Tobago -794.39 million BoP, current US$ compare
- 191 Estonia -838.20 million BoP, current US$ compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 6.68 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0211 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,183 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -103.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -50.63 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 24.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0708 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Finland?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled in Finland was -285.87 million BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.58 billion BoP, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.53 billion BoP, current US$ in 2018.
- How does Finland rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Finland ranks 188th out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 101.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.