Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Finland
Finland: Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) was 89.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Finland, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 89.1% for liquid liabilities to gdp in 2021.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Finland peaked at 89.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 1960.
That places Finland 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 60 years of available data.
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.7% | — |
| 1961 | 36.1% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 36.4% | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 36.4% | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 36.1% | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 38.1% | +4.7% |
| 1967 | 38.1% | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 37.4% | -1.9% |
| 1969 | 40.7% | +8.9% |
| 1970 | 41.2% | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 42.7% | +3.7% |
| 1972 | 43.7% | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 40.3% | -7.7% |
| 1974 | 37.6% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 39.7% | +5.8% |
| 1976 | 38.2% | -3.8% |
| 1977 | 38.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 40.4% | +4.0% |
| 1979 | 41.1% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 42.0% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 42.4% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 43.1% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 44.6% | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +8.4% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 50.4% | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 54.7% | +8.5% |
| 1989 | 53.7% | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 53.3% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 58.4% | +9.5% |
| 1992 | 59.1% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 59.3% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | -4.6% |
| 1995 | 55.1% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 51.7% | -6.2% |
| 1997 | 48.8% | -5.5% |
| 1998 | 46.5% | -4.8% |
| 2001 | 46.5% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 51.1% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 60.8% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 65.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 70.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 72.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 73.1% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 77.9% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 76.8% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 77.9% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 89.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 96.0%, 93% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Finland's 89.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.1%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.1% | 35.7% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.4% | 37.6% | 43.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.9% | 41.0% | 54.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.3% | 46.5% | 59.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 58.7% | 46.5% | 70.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 70.9% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 89.1% | 89.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More financial sector data for Finland
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 110.69 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0027 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 151.59 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Finland?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Finland was 89.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 1960.
- How does Finland rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Finland ranks 57th out of 186 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.