Merchandise trade in Finland
Finland: Merchandise trade was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Finland, 1960–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Finland recorded 53.3% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Finland peaked at 67.5% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 33.7%, in 1967.
That places Finland 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 38.9% | — |
| 1961 | 36.9% | -5.1% |
| 1962 | 36.4% | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 33.9% | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 35.6% | +5.2% |
| 1965 | 35.4% | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 34.7% | -1.9% |
| 1967 | 33.7% | -3.0% |
| 1968 | 36.2% | +7.5% |
| 1969 | 39.4% | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 43.5% | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 41.3% | -5.1% |
| 1972 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 42.0% | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 49.5% | +17.9% |
| 1975 | 44.5% | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 43.1% | -3.2% |
| 1977 | 45.6% | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 45.3% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 50.8% | +12.0% |
| 1980 | 55.5% | +9.4% |
| 1981 | 53.8% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | -6.7% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 49.0% | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 48.1% | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 43.1% | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 43.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | -9.2% |
| 1989 | 40.1% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 37.9% | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | -7.3% |
| 1992 | 40.2% | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 46.6% | +16.1% |
| 1994 | 51.3% | +10.2% |
| 1995 | 52.2% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 55.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 57.6% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 57.3% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 55.0% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 63.9% | +16.3% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 56.5% | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 57.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 60.7% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 67.0% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 48.8% | -25.9% |
| 2010 | 55.5% | +13.6% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 58.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 51.6% | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 56.4% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 55.1% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | -9.6% |
| 2021 | 57.1% | +14.6% |
| 2022 | 65.4% | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 56.1% | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 53.2% | -5.1% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.1% | 33.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.7% | 41.2% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.2% | 39.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 35.1% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.2% | 48.8% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 49.7% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 49.8% | 65.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More private sector data for Finland
- 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$), annual growth rate 7.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 15,030 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Finland?
- Merchandise trade in Finland was 53.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.7% in 1967.
- How does Finland rank for merchandise trade?
- Finland ranks 101st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.