Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Finland
Finland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 84.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Finland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Finland stood at 84.7%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Finland peaked at 94.3% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 83.9%, in 2010.
Finland ranks 40th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.3% | — |
| 1961 | 89.4% | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 91.2% | +2.0% |
| 1963 | 91.1% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 92.3% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 91.9% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 91.4% | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 92.3% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 92.5% | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 93.7% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 93.0% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 90.1% | -3.1% |
| 1975 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 90.5% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 90.8% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 88.8% | -2.2% |
| 1981 | 88.2% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 89.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 90.7% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 93.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 93.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 94.3% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 93.7% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 92.8% | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 91.9% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 92.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 90.3% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 91.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 90.4% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 89.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 87.9% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 90.3% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 90.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 87.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 86.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 85.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.0% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | -0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 84.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 84.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.0× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.1% | 88.3% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 91.4% | 89.4% | 93.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.2% | 88.2% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.9% | 89.3% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.9% | 85.3% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.8% | 83.9% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.7% | 85.7% | 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 high-income economies in Finland?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Finland was 84.7% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 1988.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.9% in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Finland ranks 40th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. 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.