Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Finland
Finland: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 12.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel 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
The most recent figure for travel services in Finland is 12.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 7.0% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Finland peaked at 37.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2021.
Finland ranks 142nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 27.5% | — |
| 1976 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 25.5% | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 23.5% | -8.5% |
| 1981 | 23.1% | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 25.5% | +10.4% |
| 1983 | 25.4% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 27.9% | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 33.1% | +18.8% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 34.2% | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 33.5% | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 37.0% | +10.5% |
| 1991 | 35.7% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | -9.2% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | -24.9% |
| 1994 | 22.8% | -6.2% |
| 1995 | 24.2% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 27.0% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 23.1% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 20.8% | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 17.6% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.1% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 14.3% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 16.4% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 16.9% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | 17.2% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | -67.8% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -22.5% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +174.2% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | +20.1% |
| 2024 | 13.0% | +2.3% |
| 2025 | 12.1% | -7.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 12.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.8%, 56% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Finland's 12.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 21.8%, 55% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +174.2% | 3.9% | 10.6% |
| 2020 | -67.8% | 15.5% | 5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 25.5% | 27.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 28.7% | 23.1% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.3% | 22.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.9% | 14.3% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.5% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.5% | 3.9% | 13.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More private sector data for Finland
- Merchandise trade 53.3% (2025)
- Food imports 9.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 64.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 84.86 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 49.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.1% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 84.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 44.93 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 14,885 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is travel services in Finland?
- Travel services in Finland was 12.1% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2021.
- How does Finland rank for travel services?
- Finland ranks 142nd out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.