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Finland – Current Account Balance

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Current account balance as a share of GDP. Summarizes net trade in goods, services, income, and transfers with the rest of the world. · World Bank

-0.67% +0.26% from 2023 Global rank: 78th · all-time high: 9.33% (2001)

Finland's current account balance was -0.67% in 2024, an increase of +0.26% from -0.93% in 2023. This ranked 78th globally. The all-time high was 9.33% in 2001.

APA

Finland Current Account Balance. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/finland/current-account

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_finland_current-account,
  title = {Finland Current Account Balance},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/finland/current-account},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Finland Current Account Balance – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2030* IMF	-0.32%	–	–
2029* IMF	-0.39%	–	–
2028* IMF	-0.33%	–	–
2027* IMF	-0.22%	–	–
2026* IMF	-0.07%	–	–
2025* IMF	0.13%	–	–
2024	-0.67%	+0.26%	78th
2023	-0.93%	+1.58%	87th
2022	-2.51%	−2.83%	96th
2021	0.33%	−0.20%	117th
2020	0.53%	+0.68%	117th
2019	-0.15%	+1.48%	118th
2018	-1.64%	−1.02%	107th
2017	-0.61%	+1.37%	112th
2016	-1.98%	−1.07%	111th
2015	-0.91%	+0.49%	117th
2014	-1.40%	+0.47%	109th
2013	-1.88%	+0.38%	108th
2012	-2.25%	−0.69%	106th
2011	-1.56%	−2.95%	118th
2010	1.39%	−0.71%	135th
2009	2.10%	−0.37%	138th
2008	2.47%	−1.61%	140th
2007	4.08%	+0.14%	135th
2006	3.94%	+0.14%	134th
2005	3.80%	−2.56%	138th
2004	6.36%	+1.38%	137th
2003	4.98%	−3.64%	132nd
2002	8.61%	−0.71%	146th
2001	9.33%	+0.97%	136th
2000	8.36%	+2.41%	127th
1999	5.95%	+0.47%	133rd
1998	5.48%	+0.25%	136th
1997	5.23%	+1.44%	136th
1996	3.79%	−0.11%	128th
1995	3.90%	+2.83%	129th
1994	1.08%	+2.35%	111th
1993	-1.27%	+3.27%	89th
1992	-4.55%	+0.78%	50th
1991	-5.33%	−0.40%	38th
1990	-4.92%	−0.05%	41st
1989	-4.87%	−2.40%	37th
1988	-2.47%	−0.58%	63rd
1987	-1.89%	−0.95%	71st
1986	-0.94%	+0.50%	78th
1985	-1.44%	−1.40%	78th
1984	-0.04%	+2.17%	87th
1983	-2.21%	−0.46%	75th
1982	-1.75%	−0.84%	95th
1981	-0.91%	+1.70%	90th
1980	-2.61%	−2.25%	67th
1979	-0.37%	−2.24%	71st
1978	1.88%	+2.17%	89th
1977	-0.30%	+3.20%	64th
1976	-3.50%	+3.76%	28th
1975	-7.26%	–	13th

Show all years (1975–2024)

* IMF World Economic Outlook projection

Detected Pattern▾

Export Boom Cycle

Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.

Reserves YoY +24.2% GDP growth 2.7% C/A balance 0.3%

This pattern occurred 682 times in history, 460 successful

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Finland matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 67% of countries showing this pattern (460 out of 682) saw current account balance improve within 24 months. View full analysis →