Finland — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Finland, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Finland was 0.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 9.59% in 1969. The lowest was -8.08% in 2009 (about -46.6× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -5.74% per year.
Finland ranks 194 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 92%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Finland sits below it. It peaked in 1969 and has fallen 98% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 63%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 55 of 57 economies; Liechtenstein (-1.16%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 1130% in 2009. That is 79% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 22nd of 107 in 1961 → 37th of 119 in 1970 → 51st of 152 in 1980 → 123rd of 176 in 1990 → 59th of 199 in 2000 → 120th of 209 in 2010 → 75th of 209 in 2020 → 175th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 2024 | 0.37% | +1.7 pp |
| 2023 | -1.29% | -2.1 pp |
| 2022 | 0.76% | -1.9 pp |
| 2021 | 2.68% | +5.2 pp |
| 2020 | -2.49% | -3.8 pp |
| 2019 | 1.35% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 1.19% | -2.1 pp |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.7 pp |
| 2016 | 2.57% | +2.1 pp |
| 2015 | 0.47% | +0.9 pp |
| 2014 | -0.48% | +0.5 pp |
| 2013 | -0.98% | +0.5 pp |
| 2012 | -1.52% | -3.9 pp |
| 2011 | 2.39% | -0.8 pp |
| 2010 | 3.17% | +11.2 pp |
| 2009 | -8.08% | -8.9 pp |
| 2008 | 0.78% | -4.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.31% | +1.3 pp |
| 2006 | 4.02% | +1.2 pp |
| 2005 | 2.78% | -1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 4.01% | +2.0 pp |
| 2003 | 2.01% | +0.3 pp |
| 2002 | 1.69% | -1.0 pp |
| 2001 | 2.64% | -3.1 pp |
| 2000 | 5.75% | +1.4 pp |
| 1999 | 4.39% | -1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 5.45% | -0.9 pp |
| 1997 | 6.4% | +2.7 pp |
| 1996 | 3.66% | -0.6 pp |
| 1995 | 4.23% | +0.3 pp |
| 1994 | 3.96% | +4.7 pp |
| 1993 | -0.78% | +2.5 pp |
| 1992 | -3.31% | +2.6 pp |
| 1991 | -5.88% | -6.6 pp |
| 1990 | 0.69% | -4.4 pp |
| 1989 | 5.08% | -0.1 pp |
| 1988 | 5.23% | +1.7 pp |
| 1987 | 3.56% | +0.8 pp |
| 1986 | 2.76% | -0.8 pp |
| 1985 | 3.54% | +0.3 pp |
| 1984 | 3.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1983 | 3.1% | +0.0 pp |
| 1982 | 3.09% | +1.8 pp |
| 1981 | 1.29% | -4.1 pp |
| 1980 | 5.39% | -1.7 pp |
| 1979 | 7.12% | +4.2 pp |
| 1978 | 2.92% | +2.7 pp |
| 1977 | 0.24% | -0.1 pp |
| 1976 | 0.34% | -1.5 pp |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -1.4 pp |
| 1974 | 3.24% | -3.7 pp |
| 1973 | 6.98% | -0.8 pp |
| 1972 | 7.74% | +5.4 pp |
| 1971 | 2.36% | -5.1 pp |
| 1970 | 7.47% | -2.1 pp |
| 1969 | 9.59% | +7.3 pp |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1967 | 2.17% | -0.2 pp |
| 1966 | 2.37% | -2.9 pp |
| 1965 | 5.3% | +0.1 pp |
| 1964 | 5.24% | +2.0 pp |
| 1963 | 3.29% | +0.3 pp |
| 1962 | 2.98% | -4.6 pp |
| 1961 | 7.6% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Finland’s GDP growth in 1962?
2.98% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Finland’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -97.7% in total — about 5.7% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 0.17%; 2024: 0.37%; 2023: -1.29%; 2022: 0.76%; 2021: 2.68%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.