Finland External Debt: % of GDP
1991 - 2025 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Key information about Finland External Debt: % of GDP
- Finland External Debt accounted for 207.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 203.6 % in the previous year.
- Finland External Debt: % of Nominal GDP data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2025.
- 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 771.6 USD mn in Jan 2026.
- Finland Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.1 USD bn in Jan 2026.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 14.3 USD bn in Dec 2025.
- The country's External Debt reached 682,368.6 in Dec 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 2025 in the chart:
What was Finland's External Debt: % of GDP in 2025?
Finland External Debt accounted for 207.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in 2025, compared with the ratio of 203.6 % in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207.2 2025 | 203.6 2024 | 64.7 1991 | 227.9 2012 | % | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
External Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) | 37.8 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 1.1 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 46.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 64.8 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 107.6 2025 | yearly | 1988 - 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 40.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 242.8 2025 | yearly | 2007 - 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | 33.0 2024 | yearly | 2006 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 16.4 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.8 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Brazil (%) | 29.0 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 50.5 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 45.4 2024 | yearly | 2010 - 2024 |
| Canada (%) | 147.8 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Chile (%) | 77.6 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| China (%) | 11.9 2025 | yearly | 1985 - 2025 |
| Colombia (%) | 48.0 2024 | yearly | 1970 - 2024 |
| Croatia (%) | 74.3 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Cyprus (%) | 617.2 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 66.4 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 142.9 2025 | yearly | 2005 - 2025 |
| Ecuador (%) | 48.9 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | 42.4 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 100.4 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| European Union (%) | 106.7 2025 | yearly | 2013 - 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 207.2 2025 | yearly | 1991 - 2025 |
| France (%) | 250.2 2024 | yearly | 2004 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 70.3 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 151.3 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Ghana (%) | 25.7 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Greece (%) | 237.7 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 481.9 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Hungary (%) | 118.0 2025 | yearly | 2006 - 2025 |
| Iceland (%) | 75.3 2025 | yearly | 1989 - 2025 |
| India (%) | 19.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Indonesia (%) | 29.9 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 0.8 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Ireland (%) | 507.4 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 26.9 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Italy (%) | 120.8 2024 | yearly | 2002 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 34.4 2022 | yearly | 1994 - 2022 |
| Japan (%) | 109.3 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Jordan (%) | 74.1 2025 | yearly | 1970 - 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 59.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 31.1 2025 | yearly | 2006 - 2025 |
| South Korea (%) | 40.9 2025 | yearly | 1994 - 2025 |
| Kosovo (%) | 40.7 2024 | yearly | 2007 - 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | 41.3 2024 | yearly | 2014 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 68.2 2024 | yearly | 2003 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 68.7 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 99.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (%) | 21.3 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 93.1 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 3,937.1 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 72.0 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Malawi (%) | 60.1 2021 | yearly | 2006 - 2021 |
| Malaysia (%) | 68.9 2025 | yearly | 2009 - 2025 |
| Malta (%) | 785.5 2025 | yearly | 2004 - 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 1,200.9 2025 | yearly | 2009 - 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | 35.1 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Moldova (%) | 56.7 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Mongolia (%) | 159.5 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| 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 (%) | 345.3 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| New Zealand (%) | 98.2 2025 | yearly | 1993 - 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 12.0 2025 | yearly | 1985 - 2025 |
| Norway (%) | 156.0 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | 33.4 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 13.1 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Panama (%) | 167.4 2021 | yearly | 2014 - 2021 |
| Paraguay (%) | 59.8 2025 | yearly | 2000 - 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 33.5 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Philippines (%) | 30.3 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Poland (%) | 50.1 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Portugal (%) | 145.3 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| Qatar (%) | 106.1 2018 | yearly | 2000 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) | 57.5 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Russia (%) | 12.5 2025 | yearly | 1993 - 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 60.5 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Singapore (%) | 402.2 2025 | yearly | 2003 - 2025 |
| Slovakia (%) | 100.8 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Slovenia (%) | 88.9 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 46.9 2025 | yearly | 1985 - 2025 |
| Spain (%) | 162.9 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | 75.0 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Sudan (%) | 202.2 2021 | yearly | 2001 - 2021 |
| Sweden (%) | 157.5 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 226.4 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Taiwan, China (%) | 26.5 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Tajikistan (%) | 37.7 2021 | yearly | 2000 - 2021 |
| Thailand (%) | 35.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Tunisia (%) | 73.8 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Turkey (%) | 32.6 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -3.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -3,737.484 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 27,306.204 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 31.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 291,561.0 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 88.5 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (EUR bn) | 197.218 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (EUR bn) | 345.972 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (EUR bn) | 184.482 2031 | yearly | 1980 - 2031 |
| GG: Net Lending/Net Borrowing (EUR mn) | -3,212.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| GG: Expenditure (EUR mn) | 42,852.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| General Government (GG): Revenue (EUR mn) | 39,640.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 2.000 2031 | yearly | 1981 - 2031 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | 288.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 7,793.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 8.1 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| 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) | 7,697.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 5.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| 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) | 493.185 Feb 2026 | monthly | Apr 1964 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 386.324 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 358.933 Feb 2026 | monthly | Feb 1981 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 760.519 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Europe: Russia (EUR) | 3,289,616.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Europe: Netherlands (EUR) | 363,514,131.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: SITC (EUR) | 5,601,863,448.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Europe: Germany (EUR) | 584,389,125.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: North America: United States of America (EUR) | 417,104,826.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Europe: Sweden (EUR) | 744,969,604.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: sa (EUR mn) | 6,743.286 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Exports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (CP) (EUR) | 714,143,293.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: SITC: BM: Paper, Paperboard and Articles Thereof (EUR) | 513,014,044.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: SITC: Basic Manufactures (BM) (EUR) | 1,450,620,901.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: SITC: Machinery, Transport Equipment (MT) (EUR) | 1,604,941,455.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| BOF Forecast: Imports Volume Index: 2015=100 (2015=100) | 136.000 2028 | yearly | 2020 - 2028 |
| Imports: Europe: Russia (EUR) | 56,353,857.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Rest of Asia: China (EUR) | 643,199,215.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: sa (EUR mn) | 6,660.167 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: SITC (EUR) | 6,173,152,969.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: SITC: Machinery, Transport Equipment (MT) (EUR) | 2,032,695,540.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: SITC: BM: Iron and Steel (EUR) | 155,438,471.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: SITC: Chemicals and Related Products (CP) (EUR) | 744,613,881.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: SITC: Food and Live Animals (FA) (EUR) | 442,424,648.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: SITC: MF: Petroleum and Products (EUR) | 626,892,782.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: SITC: MT: Telecommunication, Sound Recording Equipment (EUR) | 50,003,220.00 Feb 2018 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Feb 2018 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 137.300 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 137.900 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 1.4 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 72.7 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 8,837.208 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2014 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 164,291.301 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 189,284.771 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 1.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Mar 2026 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Apr 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 10,340.9 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 3.221 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Gold Reserves (USD mn) | 7,340.280 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 254,320.581 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 7.4 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| 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 (%) | 7.700 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) | 18.400 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Households (USD bn) | 207.260 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) | 583.850 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 1970 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 239,449.6 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 343,103.922 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 5.65 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 90.00 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Currency in Circulation (EUR mn) | 27,090.038 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3: M2 (EUR mn) | 164,338.229 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3 (EUR mn) | 207,427.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3: M2: M1: Overnight Deposits (EUR mn) | 142,638.741 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets (EUR mn) | 19,499.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Official Reserve Assets: Foreign Currency Reserve (EUR mn) | 8,755.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| 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) | 220,802.728 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Deposits: Euro Area: in EUR: NF: Households (EUR mn) | 120,037.937 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area: in EUR: NF: Households incl NPISH (EUR mn) | 142,787.220 Mar 2026 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2026 |
| MFIs Loans: Euro Area (EUR mn) | 297,884.983 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 1998 - Mar 2026 |
| Business and Economic Survey | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Confidence Growth (% Point) | 10.9 Apr 2026 | monthly | Jan 1994 - Apr 2026 |
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