Finland in figures
Finland's government debt rose from 32.6% of GDP in 2008 to 89.3% in 2025, and the IMF projected 100.8% for 2031. Almost a quarter of the population, 24.2%, was 65 or over in 2025. Women had 1.25 children on average in 2024, fewer than in any earlier year of the series. Real output grew 0.2% in 2025.
GDP
$317.0 bn
2025
from $126.0 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$56 149
2025
from $24 336 in 2000
Real growth
0.2%
2025
from 5.8% in 2000
Inflation
0.3%
2025
from 3.0% in 2000
Unemployment
9.5%
2025
from 11.1% in 2000
Government debt
89.3%of GDP
2025
from 42.4% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Finland's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
The deepest fall in the series came in 2009, when output shrank 8.1%. Three more years of contraction followed from 2012 to 2014. Growth has not gone above 3.3%, the figure for 2017, since 2007, when it was 5.3%. Output fell 1.3% in 2023 and grew 0.4% in 2024 and 0.2% in 2025, and the IMF projected 1.0% for 2026. GDP in current dollars was $317.0 billion in 2025. Manufacturing produced 24.2% of GDP in 2000 and 14.2% in 2025. Industry as a whole, construction included, went from 31.6% in 2000 to 22.5% in 2025, and services from 52.9% to 62.1%. Agriculture, forestry and fishing made up 2.6% in 2025.
$317.0 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $317.0 bn |
| 2024 | $298.7 bn |
| 2023 | $295.2 bn |
| 2022 | $280.3 bn |
| 2021 | $294.2 bn |
| 2020 | $270.0 bn |
| 2019 | $267.0 bn |
| 2018 | $273.9 bn |
| 2017 | $253.8 bn |
| 2016 | $238.8 bn |
| 2015 | $233.2 bn |
| 2014 | $273.5 bn |
| 2013 | $270.3 bn |
| 2012 | $257.4 bn |
| 2011 | $275.1 bn |
| 2010 | $249.4 bn |
| 2009 | $253.5 bn |
| 2008 | $285.7 bn |
| 2007 | $256.4 bn |
| 2006 | $217.0 bn |
| 2005 | $204.9 bn |
| 2004 | $197.5 bn |
| 2003 | $171.6 bn |
| 2002 | $140.4 bn |
| 2001 | $129.5 bn |
| 2000 | $126.0 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
0.2%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.2% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.4% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.5% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% |
| 2023 | −1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.7% |
| 2020 | −2.5% |
| 2019 | 1.4% |
| 2018 | 1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% |
| 2014 | −0.5% |
| 2013 | −1.0% |
| 2012 | −1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.2% |
| 2009 | −8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.0% |
| 2003 | 2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.7% |
| 2001 | 2.6% |
| 2000 | 5.8% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$56 1492025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $56 149 | $65 884 |
| 2024 | $53 156 | $65 137 |
| 2023 | $52 865 | $63 467 |
| 2022 | $50 441 | $62 133 |
| 2021 | $53 099 | $56 790 |
| 2020 | $48 829 | $53 297 |
| 2019 | $48 358 | $52 276 |
| 2018 | $49 654 | $49 249 |
| 2017 | $46 085 | $47 235 |
| 2016 | $43 451 | $44 562 |
| 2015 | $42 560 | $42 258 |
| 2014 | $50 074 | $41 547 |
| 2013 | $49 691 | $41 326 |
| 2012 | $47 552 | $40 739 |
| 2011 | $51 060 | $40 846 |
| 2010 | $46 506 | $38 946 |
| 2009 | $47 478 | $37 988 |
| 2008 | $53 769 | $40 081 |
| 2007 | $48 473 | $37 843 |
| 2006 | $41 214 | $34 440 |
| 2005 | $39 050 | $32 048 |
| 2004 | $37 768 | $31 195 |
| 2003 | $32 920 | $29 043 |
| 2002 | $26 989 | $28 596 |
| 2001 | $24 965 | $27 798 |
| 2000 | $24 336 | $26 783 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
The price level climbed 7.1% in 2022, more than in any other year since 2000, and 6.2% in 2023, then 1.6% in 2024 and 0.3% in 2025. In 2015 they fell 0.2%. Unemployment was at its peak at the start, 11.1% in 2000, dropped to 6.4% in 2008 and has climbed every year since 2022, to 9.5% in 2025. Youth unemployment was 21.5% in 2025.
0.3%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.0% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2025 | 0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.3% |
| 2022 | 7.1% |
| 2021 | 2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% |
| 2015 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% |
| 2011 | 3.4% |
| 2010 | 1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 2.6% |
| 2000 | 3.0% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
9.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9.5% | 21.5% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | 18.7% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | 16.1% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | 14.1% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | 17.1% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | 21.2% |
| 2019 | 6.7% | 17.1% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | 17.0% |
| 2017 | 8.6% | 20.0% |
| 2016 | 8.8% | 20.1% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 22.3% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | 20.4% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | 19.8% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | 18.9% |
| 2011 | 7.8% | 19.9% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | 21.3% |
| 2009 | 8.3% | 21.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | 16.3% |
| 2007 | 6.8% | 16.4% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | 25.8% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | 26.8% |
| 2004 | 10.4% | 27.4% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | 28.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | 28.8% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | 27.3% |
| 2000 | 11.1% | 29.3% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Exports ran at 42.0% of GDP in 2000 and 42.3% in 2025, with a low of 35.3% in 2016 and a peak of 46.3% in 2022. Imports rose further, from 32.9% in 2000 to 48.3% in 2022, when they exceeded exports. The current account surplus of 9.3% of GDP in 2001 had turned into a deficit of 2.5% by 2022. In 2025 it was back in surplus at 1.3%.
42.3%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42.3% | 41.1% |
| 2024 | 41.9% | 41.5% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | 42.8% |
| 2022 | 46.3% | 48.3% |
| 2021 | 39.9% | 39.9% |
| 2020 | 36.2% | 36.0% |
| 2019 | 40.6% | 40.0% |
| 2018 | 39.1% | 40.0% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | 37.8% |
| 2016 | 35.3% | 36.4% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | 36.2% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | 37.8% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | 39.2% |
| 2012 | 38.9% | 40.5% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | 39.8% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | 37.0% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | 34.0% |
| 2008 | 44.9% | 41.3% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | 39.0% |
| 2006 | 43.1% | 38.9% |
| 2005 | 40.3% | 36.3% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | 32.4% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | 30.7% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | 30.2% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | 30.5% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | 32.9% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
1.3%2025
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | −0.4% |
| 2023 | −0.9% |
| 2022 | −2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5% |
| 2019 | −0.1% |
| 2018 | −1.6% |
| 2017 | −0.6% |
| 2016 | −2.0% |
| 2015 | −0.9% |
| 2014 | −1.4% |
| 2013 | −1.9% |
| 2012 | −2.3% |
| 2011 | −1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.4% |
| 2009 | 2.1% |
| 2008 | 2.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.8% |
| 2004 | 6.4% |
| 2003 | 5.0% |
| 2002 | 8.6% |
| 2001 | 9.3% |
| 2000 | 8.4% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
−0.1%2025
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2025 | −0.1% |
| 2024 | 2.9% |
| 2023 | −0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.7% |
| 2021 | 8.0% |
| 2020 | −0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.1% |
| 2018 | −3.8% |
| 2017 | 6.7% |
| 2016 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 7.5% |
| 2014 | 6.4% |
| 2013 | −1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.9% |
| 2011 | −2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.9% |
| 2009 | −3.5% |
| 2008 | 6.8% |
| 2007 | 8.6% |
| 2006 | 2.1% |
| 2005 | 5.3% |
| 2004 | 3.4% |
| 2003 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.8% |
| 2001 | 2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.7% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
Debt fell to 32.6% of GDP in 2008, its low point, then rose with few interruptions to 89.3% in 2025. It would reach 93.1% in 2026 and 100.8% in 2031, the IMF projected. The budget was in surplus every year to 2008, by 6.7% of GDP in 2000, and in deficit every year after, deepest at 5.5% in 2020. For 2026 the IMF projected a deficit of 4.8%. Tax revenue came to 25.3% of GDP in 2024.
89.3%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 100.8% |
| 2030 (projection) | 99.3% |
| 2029 (projection) | 97.9% |
| 2028 (projection) | 96.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 94.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 93.1% |
| 2025 | 89.3% |
| 2024 | 82.4% |
| 2023 | 77.0% |
| 2022 | 74.0% |
| 2021 | 73.1% |
| 2020 | 75.3% |
| 2019 | 65.3% |
| 2018 | 65.3% |
| 2017 | 66.6% |
| 2016 | 68.6% |
| 2015 | 68.8% |
| 2014 | 64.8% |
| 2013 | 60.8% |
| 2012 | 57.9% |
| 2011 | 52.0% |
| 2010 | 50.1% |
| 2009 | 41.5% |
| 2008 | 32.6% |
| 2007 | 33.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% |
| 2005 | 39.9% |
| 2004 | 42.6% |
| 2003 | 42.7% |
| 2002 | 40.1% |
| 2001 | 40.9% |
| 2000 | 42.4% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
−3.9%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −3.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | −3.7% |
| 2029 (projection) | −3.8% |
| 2028 (projection) | −4.1% |
| 2027 (projection) | −4.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | −4.8% |
| 2025 | −3.9% |
| 2024 | −4.4% |
| 2023 | −2.9% |
| 2022 | −0.2% |
| 2021 | −2.7% |
| 2020 | −5.5% |
| 2019 | −0.9% |
| 2018 | −0.9% |
| 2017 | −0.6% |
| 2016 | −1.7% |
| 2015 | −2.4% |
| 2014 | −3.0% |
| 2013 | −2.5% |
| 2012 | −2.2% |
| 2011 | −1.0% |
| 2010 | −2.6% |
| 2009 | −2.5% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 5.1% |
| 2006 | 3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.6% |
| 2004 | 2.2% |
| 2003 | 2.3% |
| 2002 | 4.0% |
| 2001 | 4.9% |
| 2000 | 6.7% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
25.3%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 25.3% |
| 2023 | 25.4% |
| 2022 | 21.2% |
| 2021 | 20.8% |
| 2020 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 20.8% |
| 2018 | 21.0% |
| 2017 | 20.9% |
| 2016 | 21.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% |
| 2014 | 20.7% |
| 2013 | 20.7% |
| 2012 | 20.2% |
| 2011 | 20.1% |
| 2010 | 18.6% |
| 2009 | 18.9% |
| 2008 | 20.5% |
| 2007 | 21.1% |
| 2006 | 21.4% |
| 2005 | 21.8% |
| 2004 | 21.8% |
| 2003 | 22.1% |
| 2002 | 22.5% |
| 2001 | 21.9% |
| 2000 | 24.3% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Finland
The population rose from 5,176,209 in 2000 to 5,646,436 in 2025. In 2024 there were 10.4 deaths per 1,000 people and 7.8 births. Arrivals outnumbered departures by 60,353 in 2022, a series peak, and by 18,246 in 2025. Over the same years the population aged: 14.9% were 65 or over in 2000 and 24.2% in 2025, while children under 15 fell from 18.1% to 14.3%. Babies born in 2024 could expect to live 82.3 years.
5.65 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5.65 m |
| 2024 | 5.62 m |
| 2023 | 5.58 m |
| 2022 | 5.56 m |
| 2021 | 5.54 m |
| 2020 | 5.53 m |
| 2019 | 5.52 m |
| 2018 | 5.52 m |
| 2017 | 5.51 m |
| 2016 | 5.50 m |
| 2015 | 5.48 m |
| 2014 | 5.46 m |
| 2013 | 5.44 m |
| 2012 | 5.41 m |
| 2011 | 5.39 m |
| 2010 | 5.36 m |
| 2009 | 5.34 m |
| 2008 | 5.31 m |
| 2007 | 5.29 m |
| 2006 | 5.27 m |
| 2005 | 5.25 m |
| 2004 | 5.23 m |
| 2003 | 5.21 m |
| 2002 | 5.20 m |
| 2001 | 5.19 m |
| 2000 | 5.18 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.3% | 61.5% | 24.2% |
| 2024 | 14.6% | 61.5% | 23.9% |
| 2023 | 14.9% | 61.5% | 23.6% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | 61.5% | 23.2% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | 61.7% | 22.9% |
| 2020 | 15.7% | 61.9% | 22.5% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | 62.1% | 22.1% |
| 2018 | 16.1% | 62.3% | 21.6% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | 62.7% | 21.1% |
| 2016 | 16.3% | 63.0% | 20.7% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | 63.4% | 20.2% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | 63.9% | 19.7% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | 64.5% | 19.1% |
| 2012 | 16.4% | 65.1% | 18.4% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | 65.7% | 17.8% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | 66.2% | 17.3% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | 66.5% | 16.9% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | 66.6% | 16.6% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | 66.5% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | 66.6% | 16.2% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | 66.7% | 15.9% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | 66.7% | 15.7% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | 66.8% | 15.5% |
| 2002 | 17.9% | 66.9% | 15.3% |
| 2001 | 18.0% | 66.9% | 15.1% |
| 2000 | 18.1% | 66.9% | 14.9% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.252024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.25 |
| 2023 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 1.32 |
| 2021 | 1.46 |
| 2020 | 1.37 |
| 2019 | 1.35 |
| 2018 | 1.41 |
| 2017 | 1.49 |
| 2016 | 1.57 |
| 2015 | 1.65 |
| 2014 | 1.71 |
| 2013 | 1.75 |
| 2012 | 1.80 |
| 2011 | 1.83 |
| 2010 | 1.87 |
| 2009 | 1.86 |
| 2008 | 1.85 |
| 2007 | 1.83 |
| 2006 | 1.84 |
| 2005 | 1.80 |
| 2004 | 1.80 |
| 2003 | 1.76 |
| 2002 | 1.72 |
| 2001 | 1.73 |
| 2000 | 1.73 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
82.3 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 82.3 years |
| 2023 | 81.6 years |
| 2022 | 81.2 years |
| 2021 | 81.9 years |
| 2020 | 81.9 years |
| 2019 | 82.0 years |
| 2018 | 81.7 years |
| 2017 | 81.6 years |
| 2016 | 81.4 years |
| 2015 | 81.5 years |
| 2014 | 81.2 years |
| 2013 | 81.0 years |
| 2012 | 80.6 years |
| 2011 | 80.5 years |
| 2010 | 79.9 years |
| 2009 | 79.7 years |
| 2008 | 79.6 years |
| 2007 | 79.3 years |
| 2006 | 79.2 years |
| 2005 | 78.8 years |
| 2004 | 78.7 years |
| 2003 | 78.4 years |
| 2002 | 78.1 years |
| 2001 | 78.0 years |
| 2000 | 77.5 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
18 2462025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 60 353 people, in 2022.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 246 |
| 2024 | 26 894 |
| 2023 | 38 156 |
| 2022 | 60 353 |
| 2021 | 22 484 |
| 2020 | 17 504 |
| 2019 | 15 671 |
| 2018 | 11 822 |
| 2017 | 13 356 |
| 2016 | 17 321 |
| 2015 | 12 655 |
| 2014 | 15 915 |
| 2013 | 18 164 |
| 2012 | 17 894 |
| 2011 | 16 798 |
| 2010 | 14 080 |
| 2009 | 14 877 |
| 2008 | 15 626 |
| 2007 | 14 027 |
| 2006 | 10 820 |
| 2005 | 9 251 |
| 2004 | 6 956 |
| 2003 | 5 929 |
| 2002 | 5 255 |
| 2001 | 6 241 |
| 2000 | 2 497 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Health spending rose from 7.1% of GDP in 2000 to 10.5% in 2023, a series high. Public spending on education was 6.4% of GDP in 2022. The Gini coefficient barely moved, from 27.2 in 2000 to 27.4 in 2023. Internet use reached 93.7% of people in 2024.
10.5%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 10.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 9.9% |
| 2020 | 9.7% |
| 2019 | 9.2% |
| 2018 | 9.1% |
| 2017 | 9.2% |
| 2016 | 9.5% |
| 2015 | 9.7% |
| 2014 | 9.8% |
| 2013 | 9.8% |
| 2012 | 9.6% |
| 2011 | 9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.1% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.3% |
| 2005 | 8.3% |
| 2004 | 8.1% |
| 2003 | 7.9% |
| 2002 | 7.6% |
| 2001 | 7.3% |
| 2000 | 7.1% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
6.4%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.4% |
| 2021 | 6.6% |
| 2020 | 6.7% |
| 2019 | 6.5% |
| 2018 | 6.3% |
| 2017 | 6.4% |
| 2016 | 6.9% |
| 2015 | 7.1% |
| 2014 | 7.1% |
| 2013 | 7.2% |
| 2012 | 7.2% |
| 2011 | 6.5% |
| 2010 | 6.5% |
| 2009 | 6.5% |
| 2008 | 5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.7% |
| 2006 | 5.9% |
| 2005 | 6.0% |
| 2004 | 6.2% |
| 2003 | 6.2% |
| 2002 | 6.0% |
| 2001 | 5.8% |
| 2000 | 5.7% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
93.7%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 93.7% |
| 2023 | 93.5% |
| 2022 | 93.0% |
| 2021 | 92.8% |
| 2020 | 92.2% |
| 2019 | 89.6% |
| 2018 | 88.9% |
| 2017 | 87.5% |
| 2016 | 87.7% |
| 2015 | 86.4% |
| 2014 | 86.5% |
| 2013 | 91.5% |
| 2012 | 89.9% |
| 2011 | 88.7% |
| 2010 | 86.9% |
| 2009 | 82.5% |
| 2008 | 83.7% |
| 2007 | 80.8% |
| 2006 | 79.7% |
| 2005 | 74.5% |
| 2004 | 72.4% |
| 2003 | 69.2% |
| 2002 | 62.4% |
| 2001 | 43.1% |
| 2000 | 37.3% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
27.42023
+0.200 since 2000, between 26.8 and 28.3 in every year
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.4 |
| 2022 | 27.9 |
| 2021 | 27.7 |
| 2020 | 27.1 |
| 2019 | 27.7 |
| 2018 | 27.3 |
| 2017 | 27.4 |
| 2016 | 27.1 |
| 2015 | 27.1 |
| 2014 | 26.8 |
| 2013 | 27.2 |
| 2012 | 27.1 |
| 2011 | 27.6 |
| 2010 | 27.7 |
| 2009 | 27.5 |
| 2008 | 27.8 |
| 2007 | 28.3 |
| 2006 | 28.0 |
| 2005 | 27.6 |
| 2004 | 27.9 |
| 2003 | 27.7 |
| 2000 | 27.2 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
74.5%2025
+7.4 points since 2000, between 67.1% and 74.5% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 74.5% |
| 2024 | 74.3% |
| 2023 | 74.0% |
| 2022 | 73.7% |
| 2021 | 73.4% |
| 2020 | 73.1% |
| 2019 | 72.7% |
| 2018 | 72.3% |
| 2017 | 72.0% |
| 2016 | 71.6% |
| 2015 | 71.3% |
| 2014 | 71.0% |
| 2013 | 70.7% |
| 2012 | 70.4% |
| 2011 | 70.1% |
| 2010 | 69.8% |
| 2009 | 69.5% |
| 2008 | 69.3% |
| 2007 | 69.0% |
| 2006 | 68.8% |
| 2005 | 68.5% |
| 2004 | 68.3% |
| 2003 | 68.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% |
| 2001 | 67.5% |
| 2000 | 67.1% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
Carbon dioxide emissions per person halved over the series, from 11.1 tonnes in 2000 to 5.5 tonnes in 2024, after a peak of 14.2 tonnes in 2003. In 2021 renewables produced 52.9% of electricity and 50.2% of final energy use, both series highs. Forest held at 73.7% of the land area in 2023, as in 2000.
52.9%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 52.9% |
| 2020 | 51.9% |
| 2019 | 46.4% |
| 2018 | 45.7% |
| 2017 | 46.6% |
| 2016 | 44.2% |
| 2015 | 44.5% |
| 2014 | 38.6% |
| 2013 | 36.0% |
| 2012 | 40.6% |
| 2011 | 32.9% |
| 2010 | 30.0% |
| 2009 | 30.1% |
| 2008 | 35.9% |
| 2007 | 29.9% |
| 2006 | 27.3% |
| 2005 | 33.3% |
| 2004 | 29.9% |
| 2003 | 22.6% |
| 2002 | 26.5% |
| 2001 | 28.9% |
| 2000 | 33.4% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
50.2%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 50.2% |
| 2020 | 47.3% |
| 2019 | 45.4% |
| 2018 | 44.2% |
| 2017 | 44.4% |
| 2016 | 42.4% |
| 2015 | 43.2% |
| 2014 | 41.2% |
| 2013 | 38.5% |
| 2012 | 38.7% |
| 2011 | 35.1% |
| 2010 | 33.4% |
| 2009 | 32.5% |
| 2008 | 34.6% |
| 2007 | 31.8% |
| 2006 | 31.2% |
| 2005 | 31.5% |
| 2004 | 31.1% |
| 2003 | 28.4% |
| 2002 | 29.5% |
| 2001 | 29.2% |
| 2000 | 31.7% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
5.5 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.5 t |
| 2023 | 5.9 t |
| 2022 | 6.7 t |
| 2021 | 7.1 t |
| 2020 | 7.1 t |
| 2019 | 8.0 t |
| 2018 | 8.6 t |
| 2017 | 8.4 t |
| 2016 | 8.9 t |
| 2015 | 8.4 t |
| 2014 | 9.1 t |
| 2013 | 9.8 t |
| 2012 | 9.7 t |
| 2011 | 10.8 t |
| 2010 | 12.3 t |
| 2009 | 10.7 t |
| 2008 | 11.3 t |
| 2007 | 12.9 t |
| 2006 | 13.3 t |
| 2005 | 11.1 t |
| 2004 | 13.5 t |
| 2003 | 14.2 t |
| 2002 | 12.6 t |
| 2001 | 12.3 t |
| 2000 | 11.1 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
73.7%2023
+0.0 points since 2000, between 73.2% and 73.7% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 73.7% |
| 2022 | 73.7% |
| 2021 | 73.7% |
| 2020 | 73.7% |
| 2019 | 73.7% |
| 2018 | 73.7% |
| 2017 | 73.7% |
| 2016 | 73.7% |
| 2015 | 73.7% |
| 2014 | 73.6% |
| 2013 | 73.5% |
| 2012 | 73.4% |
| 2011 | 73.3% |
| 2010 | 73.2% |
| 2009 | 73.3% |
| 2008 | 73.3% |
| 2007 | 73.3% |
| 2006 | 73.4% |
| 2005 | 73.4% |
| 2004 | 73.4% |
| 2003 | 73.5% |
| 2002 | 73.6% |
| 2001 | 73.6% |
| 2000 | 73.7% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Finland's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1917
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +358
- Internet domain
- .fi
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
Memberships
- 1955Nordic CouncilNordic Council
- 1989Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 1995EUEuropean Union
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 1996Arctic CouncilArctic Council
- 2001SchengenSchengen Area
Also a member, joining year not on record
Questions
Questions about Finland in figures
What is the size of Finland's GDP?
The World Bank measured Finland's GDP at $317.0 billion in 2025, in current US dollars, which works out at $56,149 per person. Adjusted for purchasing power, the 2025 per-person figure was $65,884.
Is Finland's economy growing?
Barely. After shrinking 1.3% in 2023, output rose 0.4% in 2024 and 0.2% in 2025, according to the World Bank. The IMF projected 1.0% growth for 2026.
Is unemployment in Finland rising?
The World Bank put it at 9.5% for 2025, up every year from 6.7% in 2022. For those aged 15 to 24 it was 21.5% in 2025. The IMF projected an unemployment rate of 9.6% for 2026.
What is Finland's debt-to-GDP ratio?
General government gross debt reached 89.3% of GDP in 2025 by the IMF's estimate, up from 32.6% in 2008. By 2031 the IMF projected 100.8%, with a deficit in every year to then, starting at 4.8% of GDP in 2026.
What is Finland's population?
Finland had 5,646,436 people in 2025 according to the World Bank; the national count on the country record was 5,652,881 on 31 December 2025.
How old is Finland's population?
Nearly a quarter of Finns, 24.2%, were 65 or over in 2025, and 14.3% were under 15, by the World Bank's figures. In 2024 the fertility rate was 1.25 births per woman.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q33 · World Bank data · Europe