Travel services in Finland
Finland: Travel services was 12.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Finland, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of service imports, BoP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Finland is 12.3%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Finland peaked at 36.1% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2021.
That places Finland 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of service imports, BoP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 26.9% | — |
| 1976 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 27.1% | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | -9.4% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 22.9% | -8.0% |
| 1981 | 22.5% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 24.9% | +10.8% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 1985 | 27.0% | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 32.1% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 33.5% | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 33.4% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 32.7% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 36.1% | +10.2% |
| 1991 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 1992 | 31.7% | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | -25.3% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | -7.0% |
| 1995 | 23.8% | +8.0% |
| 1996 | 25.8% | +8.2% |
| 1997 | 25.1% | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 27.1% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | -17.8% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.6% | -9.5% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 14.2% | -16.4% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 15.4% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -67.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +174.3% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +2.5% |
| 2025 | 12.3% | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.1% | 24.5% | 27.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.9% | 22.5% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 22.0% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 14.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.8% | 15.4% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 3.9% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More economy & growth data for Finland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- 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$), gaps filled -285.87 million BoP, current US$ (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Finland?
- Travel services in Finland was 12.3% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 36.1% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for travel services?
- Finland ranks 139th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Travel services (% of service imports, BoP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.