Finland vs Low income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Finland
82.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Low income
130.04 billion current US$
in 2023
Finland rank
42nd
Low income rank
44th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Finland
  • Low income
050.0B100.0B150.0B196019912023

How they compare

Low income currently reports 130.04 billion current US$ against 82.82 billion current US$ in Finland, a difference of 47.22 billion current US$.

That makes Low income's figure about 1.6 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Finland ahead.

Finland ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 44th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Low income in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 1.20 billion current US$ 1.45 billion current US$ 255.16 million current US$ Low income
1970s 4.90 billion current US$ 5.05 billion current US$ 149.39 million current US$ Low income
1980s 12.73 billion current US$ 10.90 billion current US$ 1.84 billion current US$ Finland
1990s 24.78 billion current US$ 20.36 billion current US$ 4.42 billion current US$ Finland
2000s 55.51 billion current US$ 64.83 billion current US$ 9.32 billion current US$ Low income
2010s 72.52 billion current US$ 97.83 billion current US$ 25.32 billion current US$ Low income
2020s 83.21 billion current US$ 111.82 billion current US$ 28.62 billion current US$ Low income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Finland or Low income?
Low income, at 130.04 billion current US$ against 82.82 billion current US$ in Finland as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy between Finland and Low income?
47.22 billion current US$, with Low income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Low income?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Finland and Low income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Finland ranks 42nd and Low income ranks 44th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.