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01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Finland on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.

Why these keys
  1. Key 1 of 4

    GDP per Capita (PPP)

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    55,735

    GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)

    Higher is better

    Finland: 55,735. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.

    World median
    17,265
    Best in Northern Europe
    131,338 Ireland
    Land neighbours
    Norway 95,173 · Russia 42,358 · Sweden 63,362
  2. Key 2 of 4

    Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Finland’s is from 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    67.66

    Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)

    Higher is better

    Finland: 67.66. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.

    World median
    35.95
    Best in Northern Europe
    68.72 Denmark
    Land neighbours
    Norway 53.86 · Russia 33.47 · Sweden 44.2
  3. Key 3 of 4

    Economic Complexity Index

    Growth Lab at Harvard University

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0

    1.146

    ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)

    Higher is better

    Ranked 17th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University

    Finland: 1.146. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.

    World median
    0.131
    Best in Northern Europe
    1.246 United Kingdom
    Land neighbours
    Norway 0.726 · Russia 0.243 · Sweden 1.236
  4. Key 4 of 4

    Account Ownership at a Financial Institution

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0

    99.84

    Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)

    Higher is better

    Finland: 99.84. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.

    World median
    72.83
    Best in Northern Europe
    99.85 Iceland
    Land neighbours
    Norway 98.56 · Russia 79.34 · Sweden 98.57

03In context

Finland beside its neighbours

A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.

Northern Europe
1st176thNot placed · 48 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on economy & innovation

Finland and the countries it borders

Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingGDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Finland5th55,73567.661.14699.84
Norway14th95,17353.860.72698.56
Sweden17th63,36244.21.23698.57
Russia66th42,35833.470.24379.34

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on economy & innovation

The countries immediately above and below Finland in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Finland is ahead of the world, and behind

63 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.

Every country

Ahead of the world median31

Statistics on which Finland does better than the middle country measured.

  • Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.94.2▲ Improved since 2014

    Finland: 4.2 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.

    Ranked 2nd of 139 by World Bank Group.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.882.7No earlier reading

    Finland: 82.7 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.

    Ranked 2nd of 99 by World Energy Council.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0931.634No real change since 2015

    Finland: 1.634 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.

    Position 7th of 209 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.958,315No earlier reading

    Finland: 8,315 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.

    Position 6th of 145 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.47432.84No real change since 2014

    Finland: 32.84 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.

    Position 6th of 118 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5257.71No real change since 2022

    Finland: 57.71 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.

    Ranked 7th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4268.56No real change since 2014

    Finland: 68.56 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.

    Position 10th of 170 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.898No real change since 2013

    Finland: 0.898 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.

    Position 11th of 170 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3326.2▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 26.2 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.

    Position 73rd of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6366,253▼ Worsened since 2014

    Finland: 6,253 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.

    Position 7th of 75 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80037,067▲ Improved since 2017

    Finland: 37,067 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.

    Position 15th of 173 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1970.3▼ Worsened since 2020

    Finland: 70.3 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.

    Ranked 18th of 195 by Oxford Insights.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6764.57▼ Worsened since 2012

    Finland: 64.57 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.

    Position 18th of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8114.46No earlier reading

    Finland: 14.46 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.

    Position 163rd of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,486513,192No real change since 2010

    Finland: 513,192 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.

    Position 17th of 150 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Income Share Held by Lowest 20%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.129.19▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 9.19 · world median 7.12 · Share of national income held by the poorest fifth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.24 to 11.07; higher is better.

    Position 8th of 60 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • GNI per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 14,27355,772No real change since 2015

    Finland: 55,772 · world median 14,273 · GNI per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1,181 to 116,633; higher is better.

    Position 13th of 102 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8143.094▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 3.094 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.

    Position 11th of 84 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Palma RatioWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.3320.968▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 0.968 · world median 1.332 · Palma ratio (income share of the richest 10% ÷ share of the poorest 40%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.771 to 4.193; lower is better.

    Position 52nd of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89040,701No real change since 2012

    Finland: 40,701 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.

    Position 24th of 166 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Income Share Held by Richest 10%World Bank Group · 2023 · world median 26.1822.48▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 22.48 · world median 26.18 · Share of national income or consumption held by the richest tenth (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 18.79 to 43.08; lower is better.

    Position 51st of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.425.43No earlier reading

    Finland: 25.43 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.515.83▼ Worsened since 2010

    Finland: 15.83 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.

    Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2020 dataset

  • Gini IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 33.7227.4▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 27.4 · world median 33.72 · Gini index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 23 to 54.58; lower is better.

    Position 50th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.177.53▼ Worsened since 2013

    Finland: 77.53 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3959.9No earlier reading

    Finland: 59.9 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.

    Position 37th of 169 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1875.971No real change since 2014

    Finland: 5.971 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.772No real change since 2013

    Finland: 0.772 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.38911.22▼ Worsened since 2011

    Finland: 11.22 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.

    Position 47th of 118 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9752.06▼ Worsened since 2014

    Finland: 2.06 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.

    Position 48th of 119 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Liner Shipping Connectivity IndexUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 56.2170.23▼ Worsened since 2016

    Finland: 70.23 · world median 56.21 · LSCI (index, average Q1 2023 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.13 to 1,319; higher is better.

    Ranked 74th of 175 by UNCTAD.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

Behind the world median4

Statistics on which Finland does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.2398.69▼ Worsened since 2012

    Finland: 98.69 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.

    Position 135th of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0697.85▼ Worsened since 2012

    Finland: 97.85 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.

    Position 151st of 194 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0898.15▼ Worsened since 2012

    Finland: 98.15 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.

    Position 153rd of 195 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3960.173▼ Worsened since 2015

    Finland: 0.173 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.

    Position 175th of 186 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No better end28

These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.

  • Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8542.22No real change since 2014

    Finland: 42.22 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.17126.63No real change since 2014

    Finland: 26.63 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2126.07Moved since 2015

    Finland: 26.07 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.

    Position 7th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.2251.357Moved since 2014

    Finland: 1.357 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5231.033Moved since 2013

    Finland: 1.033 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24025,665No real change since 2022

    Finland: 25,665 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4135.05Moved since 2012

    Finland: 35.05 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.732,348No real change since 2016

    Finland: 2,348 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2614.24Moved since 2015

    Finland: 14.24 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.

    Position 43rd of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3442.33Moved since 2015

    Finland: 42.33 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.

    Position 53rd of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.60214.4Moved since 2015

    Finland: 14.4 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6883.4Moved since 2015

    Finland: 83.4 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.

    Position 66th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7241.07Moved since 2015

    Finland: 41.07 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.

    Position 70th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0621.96Moved since 2014

    Finland: 21.96 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.

    Position 75th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Container Port TrafficUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1,827,7881,317,452Moved since 2014

    Finland: 1,317,452 · world median 1,827,788 · Container port traffic (TEU, twenty-foot equivalent units). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 17,263 to 299,703,800.

    Position 60th of 103 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6522.52Moved since 2015

    Finland: 22.52 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.

    Position 96th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9321.9No real change since 2015

    Finland: 21.9 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.

    Position 80th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.563Moved since 2014

    Finland: 0.563 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 2420No real change since 2016

    Finland: 20 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

  • Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7080.448Moved since 2011

    Finland: 0.448 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.

    Position 129th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5722.611No real change since 2015

    Finland: 2.611 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.

    Position 117th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2393.48Moved since 2015

    Finland: 93.48 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3061.482Moved since 2015

    Finland: 1.482 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.9680.583Moved since 2015

    Finland: 0.583 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.661.33Moved since 2012

    Finland: 1.33 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.

    Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

  • Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1729.12Moved since 2014

    Finland: 29.12 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.

    Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0450.77Moved since 2015

    Finland: 50.77 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.

    Position 110th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.113Moved since 2015

    Finland: 0.113 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.

    Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing

06The top of the list

Who leads on economy & innovation

The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Finland can most readily be measured against.

All 176 countries
  1. 1

    Austria

    Western Europe

    1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Japan

    Eastern Asia

    2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Germany

    Western Europe

    3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Europe

    Austria1st4/4 keys
  2. Highest in Northern Europe

    Iceland4th3/4 keys
  3. This page

    Finland5th4/4 keys

Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.

08Questions

Finland on economy & innovation: questions answered

Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.

How does Finland rank on economy & innovation?

Finland is placed 5th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.

What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Finland?

55,735 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.

What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Finland?

67.66 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.

How does Finland compare with Russia on economy & innovation?

Russia is placed 66th of 176, and Finland 5th. GDP per Capita (PPP): Russia 42,358, Finland 55,735; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: Russia 33.47, Finland 67.66; Economic Complexity Index: Russia 0.243, Finland 1.146; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: Russia 79.34, Finland 99.84.

How have Finland’s economy & innovation figures changed?

GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 46,969 in 2000 to 55,735 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index fell from 1.585 in 2000 to 1.146 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 99.65 in 2011 to 99.84 in 2024.

Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Finland?

No current reading is published for Finland on Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Debt Service on External Debt, External Debt Stocks (% of GNI), Interest Payments on External Debt and Statutory Minimum Wage. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.

09Method

Method, sources and how to cite

What this topic does not measure

The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.

About economy & innovation, in full

How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided

A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.

The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built

The key statistics and their licences

The other 63 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.

The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Photographs

Finland’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Finland: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/finland/economy

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