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Finland GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Finland real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Finland economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Finland best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 8.8 billion (2016)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 247.9 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 237.5 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 4.1% | 5.2% | 0.7% | -8.3% | 3% | 2.6% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| -0.8% | -0.7% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% |
*Estimate
GDP per capita - current prices
USD 44,851.8 (2017, estimate)
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.29% | 0.24% | 0.2% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 2.5%
- industry: 26.9%
- services: 70.6%
(2016 estimate)
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)
3.2% (2014)
OECD, data retrieved January 2017
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 2.2% | 1.2% | -0.2% | 0.4% | 1.2% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 8.1% | 8.7% | 9.3% | 9.1% | 8.9% |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 55.4% | 59.3% | 62.5% | 63.8% | 65.3% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| -2.6% | -3.2% | -2.7% | -2.4% | -2.4% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: AA+
Moody's: Aa1
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Largest companies
Nokia, Sampo, Kone, UPM-Kymmene, Stora Enso, Neste Oil, Fortum, Wärtsilä.
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
0.2% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
36.6% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.4% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.5% (2015)
Export commodities
Electrical and optical equipment, machinery, transport equipment, paper and pulp, chemicals, basic metals; timber
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Import commodities
Foodstuffs, petroleum and petroleum products, chemicals, transport equipment, iron and steel, machinery, computers, electronic industry products, textile yarn and fabrics, grains
Exports - major partners
Germany 13.9%, Sweden 10.1%, US 7%, Netherlands 6.6%, Russia 5.9%, UK 5.2%, China 4.7% (2015)
Imports - major partners
Germany 17%, Sweden 16%, Russia 11%, Netherlands 9.1%, Denmark 4.1% (2015)
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD -169 million | USD 17,302 million | USD 8,290 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD -2,402 million | USD -563 million | USD -10,538 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 4115.9 million | USD 1768.7 million | USD -1958.2 million | USD -7854.9 million |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 13 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 28 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 30 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 20 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 44 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 70 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 33 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 13 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 40 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 18 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 1 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
10 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 24 / Score: 72.56 (Mostly free) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Finnish (official) 89%, Swedish (official) 5.3%, Russian 1.3%, other 4.4% (2014 est.)
Religions
Lutheran 73.8%, Orthodox 1.1%, other or none 25.1% (2014 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 4.974 million | 5.171 million | 5.351 million | 5.5 million | 5.64 million |
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 55% | 72% | 82% | 84% |
Inequality of wealth distribution (Gini index)
27.1 (2012)
(0=perfect equality, 100=absolute inequality)
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Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 1
Civil Liberties: 1 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 9.84% Mobile 135.45% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)