GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Finland
Finland: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Finland, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Finland stood at -0.3%.
That represents a change of down 10.7% on the previous year and down 318.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Finland peaked at 9.7% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -8.5%, in 2009.
That places Finland 186th out of 215 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.
GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) in Finland, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 6.8% | — |
| 1962 | 2.3% | -66.6% |
| 1963 | 2.6% | +12.0% |
| 1964 | 4.7% | +82.0% |
| 1965 | 5.0% | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 2.0% | -59.8% |
| 1967 | 1.6% | -18.7% |
| 1968 | 1.8% | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 9.7% | +423.4% |
| 1970 | 7.9% | -18.4% |
| 1971 | 2.2% | -71.7% |
| 1972 | 7.1% | +218.5% |
| 1973 | 6.4% | -10.1% |
| 1974 | 2.7% | -57.7% |
| 1975 | 1.4% | -49.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0% | -96.9% |
| 1977 | -0.0% | -195.6% |
| 1978 | 2.6% | -6579.6% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +160.9% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | -26.1% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -83.0% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +192.5% |
| 1983 | 2.5% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | +7.4% |
| 1985 | 3.1% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -22.1% |
| 1987 | 3.3% | +34.9% |
| 1988 | 4.9% | +50.7% |
| 1989 | 4.7% | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2% | -94.8% |
| 1991 | -6.4% | -2696.9% |
| 1992 | -3.9% | -39.7% |
| 1993 | -1.3% | -67.3% |
| 1994 | 3.5% | -379.4% |
| 1995 | 3.8% | +9.1% |
| 1996 | 3.3% | -13.4% |
| 1997 | 6.1% | +83.0% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -14.9% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | -19.9% |
| 2000 | 5.5% | +33.4% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -56.5% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | -40.1% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | +22.7% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +109.4% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -34.5% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +49.3% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +34.4% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -93.5% |
| 2009 | -8.5% | -2791.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -131.7% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -28.9% |
| 2012 | -2.0% | -203.8% |
| 2013 | -1.4% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | -0.9% | -38.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -115.3% |
| 2016 | 2.3% | +1573.1% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -65.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +16.9% |
| 2020 | -2.6% | -312.5% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | -193.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -80.1% |
| 2023 | -1.8% | -464.0% |
| 2024 | -0.3% | -84.9% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | +10.7% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's -0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.7%. (83 countries reporting)
- Finland's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +6579.6% | -0.0% | 2.6% |
| 2009 | -2791.8% | 0.3% | -8.5% |
| 1991 | -2696.9% | 0.2% | -6.4% |
| 2016 | +1573.1% | 0.1% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.0% | 1.6% | 9.7% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.7% | -0.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.9% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5% | -6.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.8% | -8.5% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | -2.0% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3% | -2.6% | 2.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per capita growth in Finland?
- Gdp per capita growth in Finland was -0.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7% in 1969.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.5% in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Finland ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 318.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.