Trade in services (% of GDP) in Finland
Finland: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 30.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Finland, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Finland stood at 30.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Finland peaked at 30.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 1975.
Finland ranks 69th of 200 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 (% 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 | 29.8% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 30.0% | +0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 30.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 93% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Finland's 30.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 96% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +32.0% | 14.7% | 19.3% |
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 | 27.2% | 23.5% | 30.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 66 Serbia 31.9% compare
- 67 Kiribati 31.6% compare
- 68 North Macedonia 31.1% compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 29.9% compare
- 71 Hungary 29.6% compare
- 72 United Kingdom 29.3% compare
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0153 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 856.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -1.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0111 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 625.6 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0077 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Finland?
- Trade in services in Finland was 30.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 1975.
- How does Finland rank for trade in services?
- Finland ranks 69th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.