Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Finland
Finland: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP was 2.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Finland, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Finland is 2.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Finland peaked at 2.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2021.
That places Finland 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.8% | — |
| 1996 | 1.8% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 1.7% | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1.6% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 1.5% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | +12.2% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | +13.2% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% | +22.0% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -62.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -17.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | +142.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2024 | 2.0% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 5 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3746 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 21,032 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3416 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,178 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Finland?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp in Finland was 2.0% in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp?
- Finland ranks 113th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Money received by the destination country from foreign visitors, including spending on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to the country’s own airlines, as a share of, as a share of GDP.