Finland vs Norway: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy

Finland
82.82 billion current US$
in 2023
Norway
96.77 billion current US$
in 2023
Finland rank
42nd
Norway rank
40th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy over time

  • Finland
  • Norway
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How they compare

Norway currently reports 96.77 billion current US$ against 82.82 billion current US$ in Finland, a difference of 13.95 billion current US$.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Finland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Finland ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 40th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Norway Difference Ahead
1960s 1.20 billion current US$ 2.04 billion current US$ 843.78 million current US$ Norway
1970s 4.90 billion current US$ 8.17 billion current US$ 3.27 billion current US$ Norway
1980s 12.73 billion current US$ 17.12 billion current US$ 4.38 billion current US$ Norway
1990s 24.78 billion current US$ 29.10 billion current US$ 4.32 billion current US$ Norway
2000s 55.51 billion current US$ 54.47 billion current US$ 1.04 billion current US$ Finland
2010s 72.52 billion current US$ 82.86 billion current US$ 10.34 billion current US$ Norway
2020s 83.21 billion current US$ 94.93 billion current US$ 11.73 billion current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy, Finland or Norway?
Norway, at 96.77 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 Norway?
13.95 billion current US$, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Finland and Norway rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
Finland ranks 42nd and Norway ranks 40th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.