Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Finland
Finland: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 3.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Food exports in Finland, 1963–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Finland recorded 3.1% for food exports in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 28.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Finland peaked at 5.0% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Finland ranks 168th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 3.7% | — |
| 1964 | 4.4% | +20.5% |
| 1965 | 4.0% | -9.2% |
| 1966 | 3.9% | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 3.5% | -13.6% |
| 1969 | 3.7% | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 4.2% | +14.3% |
| 1971 | 5.0% | +17.1% |
| 1972 | 5.0% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 3.9% | -22.9% |
| 1974 | 3.5% | -10.0% |
| 1975 | 3.5% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 3.8% | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 4.1% | +8.1% |
| 1978 | 3.1% | -24.3% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | -8.0% |
| 1980 | 3.1% | +7.7% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | +39.8% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -22.6% |
| 1983 | 3.8% | +12.4% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.4% | -7.1% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -21.0% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -13.2% |
| 1988 | 2.0% | -15.2% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +18.2% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.2% | +23.4% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +8.6% |
| 1995 | 2.4% | -30.6% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +19.5% |
| 1997 | 2.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.4% | -18.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | -17.3% |
| 2000 | 1.7% | -13.0% |
| 2001 | 1.9% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.0% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 2.9% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 3.0% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -10.2% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 2.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -10.2% |
| 2019 | 2.6% | +10.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | +7.8% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +11.4% |
| 2025 | 3.1% | +1.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.3%, 28% of the median. (71 countries reporting)
- Finland's 3.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.8%, 24% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.9% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 7 |
| 1970s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More private sector data for Finland
- Merchandise trade 53.3% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 84.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 49.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 84.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 44.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,885 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2651 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Finland?
- Food exports in Finland was 3.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.0% in 1972.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for food exports?
- Finland ranks 168th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.