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Finland – FDI Outflows

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Foreign direct investment net outflows as a share of GDP. Measures the value of direct investment made by domestic residents in foreign economies. · World Bank

4.03% +4.36% from 2023 Global rank: 156th · all-time high: 22.45% (2000)

Finland's fdi outflows was 4.03% in 2024, an increase of +4.36% from -0.33% in 2023. This ranked 156th globally. The all-time high was 22.45% in 2000.

APA

Finland FDI Outflows. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/finland/fdi-outflows

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_finland_fdi-outflows,
  title = {Finland FDI Outflows},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/finland/fdi-outflows},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Finland FDI Outflows – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	2.47%	–	–
2026* trend	2.79%	–	–
2025* trend	3.12%	–	–
2024	4.03%	+4.36%	156th
2023	-0.33%	−8.20%	18th
2022	7.87%	+1.04%	165th
2021	6.83%	+4.76%	161st
2020	2.07%	−0.44%	152nd
2019	2.52%	+1.31%	145th
2018	1.20%	−4.24%	134th
2017	5.44%	−3.11%	160th
2016	8.55%	+8.74%	166th
2015	-0.19%	−0.14%	17th
2014	-0.05%	+2.65%	23rd
2013	-2.70%	−5.95%	5th
2012	3.25%	+4.54%	141st
2011	-1.29%	−7.30%	8th
2010	6.01%	+7.55%	148th
2009	-1.54%	−12.10%	8th
2008	10.56%	+4.11%	152nd
2007	6.44%	+5.61%	136th
2006	0.83%	−4.28%	84th
2005	5.11%	+3.72%	129th
2004	1.40%	+1.28%	105th
2003	0.12%	−5.11%	56th
2002	5.23%	−0.91%	137th
2001	6.14%	−16.32%	132nd
2000	22.45%	+15.14%	133rd
1999	7.31%	−7.01%	124th
1998	14.32%	+9.91%	131st
1997	4.40%	+1.97%	123rd
1996	2.44%	+1.02%	118th
1995	1.42%	−1.62%	104th
1994	3.04%	+1.47%	110th
1993	1.57%	+2.25%	107th
1992	-0.67%	−0.58%	3rd
1991	-0.09%	−2.06%	10th
1990	1.97%	−0.53%	93rd
1989	2.49%	+0.09%	125th
1988	2.41%	+1.15%	131st
1987	1.26%	+0.14%	123rd
1986	1.11%	+0.49%	122nd
1985	0.62%	−0.31%	115th
1984	0.93%	+0.66%	118th
1983	0.27%	+0.12%	106th
1982	0.15%	−0.10%	97th
1981	0.25%	−0.01%	102nd
1980	0.25%	−0.03%	98th
1979	0.28%	+0.11%	97th
1978	0.17%	−0.04%	85th
1977	0.22%	+0.12%	80th
1976	0.10%	+0.01%	55th
1975	0.09%	−0.03%	41st
1974	0.12%	+0.04%	29th
1973	0.08%	−0.34%	14th
1972	0.41%	+0.05%	24th
1971	0.37%	−0.09%	21st
1970	0.46%	–	18th

Show all years (1970–2024)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

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 fdi outflows improve within 24 months. View full analysis →