Trade in services as share of GDP in Finland
Finland: Trade in services as share of GDP was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
29.2%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
70th
of 198 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2024
All-time low
7.5%
in 1975
Years of data
51
1975–2025
Trade in services as share of GDP in Finland, 1975–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services as share of gdp in Finland stood at 29.2%.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services as share of gdp in Finland peaked at 29.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1975.
Finland ranks 70th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Trade in services as share of GDP in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 7.5% | — |
| 1976 | 7.8% | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.5% | +9.1% |
| 1978 | 9.6% | +13.4% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 10.6% | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | -5.7% |
| 1983 | 9.9% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 9.7% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 9.6% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 8.2% | -14.5% |
| 1987 | 8.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 8.6% | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 8.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 9.2% | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +17.1% |
| 1993 | 12.4% | +15.1% |
| 1994 | 12.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 12.6% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 11.8% | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 12.9% | +22.7% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | -13.4% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 12.2% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 14.4% | +18.7% |
| 2006 | 14.4% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 19.3% | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 19.8% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 21.3% | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 21.1% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.8% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | -13.4% |
| 2021 | 24.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 27.6% | +14.4% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 9.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 8.2% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.1% | 8.7% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.5% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 19.3% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 23.5% | 29.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services as share of gdp in Finland?
- Trade in services as share of gdp in Finland was 29.2% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest trade in services as share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest trade in services as share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1975.
- How does Finland rank for trade in services as share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 70th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services as share of gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF), OECD, and World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Trade in services as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total services trade (exports and imports) divided by gross domestic product (GDP).