Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Finland
Finland: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in was 1.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Finland, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Finland recorded 1.1% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in 2023.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Finland peaked at 2.1% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 101st of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.0% | — |
| 1961 | 1.0% | +3.4% |
| 1962 | 0.7% | -30.6% |
| 1963 | 1.3% | +75.7% |
| 1964 | 1.1% | -14.7% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | +30.8% |
| 1966 | 1.2% | -15.3% |
| 1967 | 1.3% | +9.3% |
| 1968 | 1.3% | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 1.5% | +16.7% |
| 1970 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 1971 | 1.5% | -3.8% |
| 1972 | 1.0% | -36.9% |
| 1973 | 1.5% | +56.4% |
| 1974 | 2.1% | +39.5% |
| 1975 | 1.9% | -10.5% |
| 1976 | 1.7% | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 1.5% | -15.2% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | +11.9% |
| 1979 | 1.2% | -27.2% |
| 1980 | 1.5% | +27.6% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | +20.4% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 1.8% | +11.3% |
| 1985 | 1.4% | -24.9% |
| 1986 | 0.9% | -34.7% |
| 1987 | 0.7% | -17.4% |
| 1988 | 0.6% | -14.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8% | +26.1% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +17.0% |
| 1991 | 0.6% | -34.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +53.2% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | -22.0% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | +31.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -12.9% |
| 1997 | 0.8% | +13.8% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | +31.6% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | +28.3% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | +18.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +33.6% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | -31.3% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | -14.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +11.0% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.2× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.3% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 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 low- and middle-income economies in in Finland?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in in Finland was 1.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.1% in 1974.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in?
- Finland ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. 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 low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are 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.