Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Finland
Finland: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was 60.71 billion in 1998. ◆ Volatile
Latest (1998)
60.71 billion
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
101st
of 178 countries
All-time high
69.61 billion
in 1997
All-time low
-86.55 billion
in 1991
Years of data
49
1950–1998
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Finland, 1950–1998
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 1998, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Finland stood at 60.71 billion.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 250.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Finland peaked at 69.61 billion in 1997 and was at its lowest, -86.55 billion, in 1991.
Finland ranks 101st of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 92.00 million | — |
| 1951 | 448.00 million | +387.0% |
| 1952 | 152.00 million | -66.1% |
| 1953 | 217.00 million | +42.8% |
| 1954 | 371.00 million | +71.0% |
| 1955 | 428.00 million | +15.4% |
| 1956 | 274.00 million | -36.0% |
| 1957 | 409.00 million | +49.3% |
| 1958 | 736.00 million | +80.0% |
| 1959 | 947.00 million | +28.7% |
| 1960 | 973.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1961 | 967.00 million | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 747.00 million | -22.8% |
| 1963 | 864.00 million | +15.7% |
| 1964 | 989.00 million | +14.5% |
| 1965 | 706.00 million | -28.6% |
| 1966 | 250.00 million | -64.6% |
| 1967 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 1968 | 1.01 billion | — |
| 1969 | 1.21 billion | +20.2% |
| 1970 | 1.55 billion | +28.2% |
| 1971 | 2.39 billion | +53.9% |
| 1972 | 3.19 billion | +33.5% |
| 1973 | 2.73 billion | -14.5% |
| 1974 | 1.34 billion | -50.7% |
| 1975 | -575.49 million | -142.8% |
| 1976 | -889.41 million | +54.5% |
| 1977 | -1.70 billion | +91.4% |
| 1978 | 3.18 billion | -287.0% |
| 1979 | 2.97 billion | -6.6% |
| 1980 | 243.97 million | -91.8% |
| 1981 | 2.25 billion | +821.4% |
| 1982 | -809.23 million | -136.0% |
| 1983 | -4.79 billion | +492.0% |
| 1984 | -1.47 billion | -69.3% |
| 1985 | -5.77 billion | +292.5% |
| 1986 | -15.77 billion | +173.1% |
| 1987 | -25.07 billion | +59.0% |
| 1988 | -40.25 billion | +60.5% |
| 1989 | -59.04 billion | +46.7% |
| 1990 | -82.89 billion | +40.4% |
| 1991 | -86.55 billion | +4.4% |
| 1992 | -70.37 billion | -18.7% |
| 1993 | -25.98 billion | -63.1% |
| 1994 | 12.85 billion | -149.5% |
| 1995 | 25.47 billion | +98.2% |
| 1996 | 40.64 billion | +59.5% |
| 1997 | 69.61 billion | +71.3% |
| 1998 | 60.71 billion | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 407.40 million | 92.00 million | 947.00 million | 10 |
| 1960s | 771.32 million | 0 | 1.21 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.42 billion | -1.70 billion | 3.19 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -15.05 billion | -59.04 billion | 2.25 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -6.28 billion | -86.55 billion | 69.61 billion | 9 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 98 Türkiye 71.36 billion compare
- 99 Trinidad and Tobago 69.68 billion compare
- 100 Poland 64.21 billion compare
- 102 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 59.37 billion compare
- 103 Mozambique 56.96 billion compare
- 104 Honduras 51.76 billion compare
More financial sector data for Finland
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 64,847 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 49.24 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 4.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 7.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 11.91 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 16.40 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 16.34 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,894 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Finland?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Finland was 60.71 billion in 1998, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 69.61 billion in 1997.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -86.55 billion in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Finland ranks 101st out of 178 countries with data for 1998.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 250.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.