Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Finland
Finland: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World was 2.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Finland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Finland recorded 2.1% for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in 2023.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Finland peaked at 6.6% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 1968.
Finland ranks 108th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.7% | — |
| 1961 | 1.7% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 2.3% | +31.2% |
| 1963 | 2.0% | -10.8% |
| 1964 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -12.6% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | +7.7% |
| 1967 | 1.4% | -11.9% |
| 1968 | 1.0% | -30.2% |
| 1969 | 1.1% | +14.0% |
| 1970 | 1.2% | +14.1% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | +23.4% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | -24.7% |
| 1973 | 1.4% | +21.6% |
| 1974 | 2.2% | +53.4% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +45.1% |
| 1976 | 2.7% | -13.9% |
| 1977 | 3.7% | +38.5% |
| 1978 | 3.5% | -5.5% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | +30.5% |
| 1980 | 5.3% | +16.2% |
| 1981 | 5.8% | +8.7% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +13.7% |
| 1983 | 5.6% | -15.4% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -20.0% |
| 1985 | 4.2% | -6.1% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -33.5% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 2.3% | -12.0% |
| 1989 | 2.2% | -6.3% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 2.2% | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 2.0% | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 2.1% | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | -21.1% |
| 1995 | 2.2% | +34.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | -19.7% |
| 1998 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 1.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 2.3% | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 2.6% | +12.3% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +28.6% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +31.9% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.3% | +28.2% |
| 2006 | 4.6% | -14.6% |
| 2007 | 4.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +10.4% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.6% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 2.2% | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 2.3% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -18.6% |
| 2022 | 2.0% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +6.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 2.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 96% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 2.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | 1.2% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 2.2% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 2.3% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More private sector data for Finland
- Merchandise trade 53.3% (2025)
- Food imports 8.8% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 63.5% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 84.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.7% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 84.05 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.7 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Finland?
- Merchandise exports to economies in the arab world in Finland was 2.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 1982.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to economies in the arab world recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 1968.
- How does Finland rank for merchandise exports to economies in the arab world?
- Finland ranks 108th out of 205 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to economies in the arab world rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.