Transport services in Finland
Finland: Transport services was 17.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Finland, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Finland recorded 17.0% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Finland peaked at 41.4% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2024.
Finland ranks 167th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Transport services in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 41.4% | — |
| 1976 | 40.4% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 38.7% | -4.7% |
| 1979 | 39.3% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 39.3% | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 37.9% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 33.1% | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 30.9% | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 28.3% | -8.4% |
| 1988 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | -7.9% |
| 1991 | 23.1% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | -4.8% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +12.9% |
| 1995 | 23.1% | -12.0% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 24.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +16.6% |
| 1999 | 29.0% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | -24.6% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 24.8% | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 24.1% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.4% | -27.9% |
| 2010 | 20.9% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -11.8% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 21.8% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 19.6% | -10.3% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 17.5% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 17.1% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 17.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.1% | 38.7% | 41.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 33.7% | 28.2% | 40.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.9% | 22.0% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 17.4% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 18.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 16.6% | 19.4% | 6 |
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 transport services in Finland?
- Transport services in Finland was 17.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 1975.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2024.
- How does Finland rank for transport services?
- Finland ranks 167th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.