Finland External Debt: % of GDP
1991 - 2024 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Finland External Debt: % of GDP
- Finland External Debt accounted for 203.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 216.7 % in the previous year.
- Finland External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2024.
- The data reached an all-time high of 227.9 % in Dec 2012 and a record low of 64.7 % in Dec 1991.
CEIC calculates External Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly External Debt and annual Nominal GDP. Statistics Finland provides External Debt in EUR based on BPM6 and Nominal GDP in EUR. External Debt prior to 2006 is based on BPM5 and sourced from the Bank of Finland.
Related information about Finland External Debt: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of Finland, Current Account recorded a surplus of 58.7 USD mn in Sep 2025.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 894.0 USD mn in Oct 2025.
- Finland Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.0 USD bn in Oct 2025.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 6.6 USD bn in Sep 2025.
- The country's External Debt reached 683,055.6 in Sep 2025.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 82.5 USD bn in Sep 2025.
View Finland's External Debt: % of GDP from 1991 to 2024 in the chart:
What was Finland's External Debt: % of GDP in 2024?
Finland External Debt accounted for 203.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2024, compared with the ratio of 216.7 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 203.6 2024 | 216.7 2023 | 64.7 1991 | 227.9 2012 | % | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 40.5 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.1 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 43.5 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Armenia (%) | 62.9 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Australia (%) | 112.8 2024 | yearly | 1988 - 2024 |
| Austria (%) | 154.5 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 14.9 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 11.4 2017 | yearly | 1997 - 2017 |
| Belarus (%) | 42.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 242.6 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (%) | 33.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 17.0 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.8 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 27.6 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 47.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Cambodia (%) | 45.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 146.4 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Chile (%) | 74.2 2024 | yearly | 1971 - 2024 |
| China (%) | 12.9 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | 51.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 74.3 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 674.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 65.4 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Denmark (%) | 142.2 2024 | yearly | 2005 - 2024 |
| Ecuador (%) | 48.7 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Egypt (%) | 44.2 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 97.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| European Union (%) | 109.7 2024 | yearly | 2008 - 2024 |
| Finland (%) | 203.6 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| France (%) | 250.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 73.5 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Germany (%) | 147.6 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Ghana (%) | 34.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 243.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 462.1 2024 | yearly | 2001 - 2024 |
| Hungary (%) | 142.9 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Iceland (%) | 71.9 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| India (%) | 19.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 30.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Iran (%) | 0.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 544.0 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Israel (%) | 27.2 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Italy (%) | 120.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 34.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 108.0 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Jordan (%) | 80.3 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 58.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 31.2 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 35.9 2024 | yearly | 1994 - 2024 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 41.5 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 68.2 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 104.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 17.4 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 77.4 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 4,148.6 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 78.0 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 69.9 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Malta (%) | 836.7 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,221.8 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Mexico (%) | 32.2 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Moldova (%) | 56.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 157.9 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (%) | 105.7 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Morocco (%) | 50.8 2022 | yearly | 1970 - 2022 |
| Mozambique (%) | 49.2 2023 | yearly | 1985 - 2023 |
| Myanmar (%) | 18.9 2023 | yearly | 2018 - 2023 |
| Nepal (%) | 17.3 2016 | yearly | 2001 - 2016 |
| Netherlands (%) | 349.4 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| New Zealand (%) | 94.7 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Nigeria (%) | 18.6 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Norway (%) | 155.3 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Pakistan (%) | 33.1 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 13.1 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 169.8 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 58.4 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Peru (%) | 36.7 2024 | yearly | 1980 - 2024 |
| Philippines (%) | 29.8 2024 | yearly | 1990 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 51.8 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (%) | 144.8 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 13.3 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Serbia (%) | 60.5 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 407.1 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Slovakia (%) | 100.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovenia (%) | 87.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| South Africa (%) | 42.0 2024 | yearly | 1985 - 2024 |
| Spain (%) | 162.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 168.1 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Switzerland (%) | 235.3 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 27.4 2024 | yearly | 1999 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 34.9 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 83.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Turkey (%) | 38.2 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -1,195.774 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 22,754.077 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 27.8 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 289,404.3 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 88.5 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Jun 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 186.494 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 309.778 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 175.335 2030 | yearly | 1980 - 2030 |
| General Government (GG): Revenue (EUR mn) | 35,020.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| GG: Net Lending/Net Borrowing (EUR mn) | -4,276.000 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| GG: Expenditure (EUR mn) | 42,266.000 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2024 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.000 2030 | yearly | 1981 - 2030 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -245.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 6,818.9 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -6.4 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 135,600.152 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 2,017,109.121 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 358,311.799 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 7,330.5 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 5.7 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 1,931,939.585 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 743,179.622 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 533.403 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 1964 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 299.683 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 335.174 Nov 2025 | monthly | Feb 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 730.630 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: North America: United States of America (EUR) | 461,500,977.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Europe: Sweden (EUR) | 696,853,885.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: SITC (EUR) | 6,031,716,120.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Europe: Germany (EUR) | 631,156,540.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Europe: Russia (EUR) | 5,298,065.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: Europe: Netherlands (EUR) | 346,196,868.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: sa (EUR mn) | 6,456.057 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Oct 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: BM: Paper, Paperboard and Articles Thereof (EUR) | 485,949,903.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Basic Manufactures (BM) (EUR) | 1,349,559,395.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Machinery, Transport Equipment (MT) (EUR) | 2,014,207,430.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (CP) (EUR) | 661,267,005.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Netherlands (EUR) | 318,217,117.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Sweden (EUR) | 704,571,577.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Russia (EUR) | 83,650,198.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Europe: Germany (EUR) | 820,927,870.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: Rest of Asia: China (EUR) | 632,142,402.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: sa (EUR mn) | 6,053.629 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: BM: Iron and Steel (EUR) | 144,509,372.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (CP) (EUR) | 658,401,150.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (FA) (EUR) | 460,911,354.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: MF: Petroleum and Products (EUR) | 540,883,673.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: SITC (EUR) | 6,318,122,174.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Imports: SITC: Machinery, Transport Equipment (MT) (EUR) | 2,449,605,918.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2025 |
| Exports: SITC: MT: Telecommunication, Sound Recording Equipment (EUR) | 50,003,220.00 Feb 2018 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2018 |
| BOF Forecast: Imports Volume Index: 2015=100 (2015=100) | 136.000 2028 | yearly | 2020 - 2028 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 142.272 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 137.035 2021 | yearly | 1995 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 74.1 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 8,877.528 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 169,360.549 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 195,763.672 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.1 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 10,605.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.176 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.4 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 6,056.950 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 266,484.513 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 0.7 Oct 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Oct 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 0.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - May 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -100.0 May 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - May 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) | 7.800 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 18.700 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 206.233 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 581.967 Jun 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1970 - Jun 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 211,788.7 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 340,865.619 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Nov 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.09 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 90.26 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Sep 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3 (EUR mn) | 209,942.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3: M2: M1: Overnight Deposits (EUR mn) | 144,308.579 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Currency in Circulation (EUR mn) | 27,151.109 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3: M2 (EUR mn) | 166,806.127 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 19,044.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserve (EUR mn) | 8,813.000 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Gold: incl Gold Deposits and Gold Swapped (EUR mn) | 1,767.000 Dec 2018 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2018 |
| MFIs Deposits: Euro Area (EUR mn) | 227,065.876 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| MFIs Deposits: Euro Area: in EUR: NF: Households (EUR mn) | 119,649.679 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area (EUR mn) | 295,846.926 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2025 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area: in EUR: NF: Households incl NPISH (EUR mn) | 143,505.095 Nov 2025 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Nov 2025 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 6.5 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Jan 2026 |
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