Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Finland
Finland: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Finland, 2001–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Finland is 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Finland peaked at 253,508 current LCU per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31,874 current LCU per square kilometre, in 2017.
That places Finland 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Finland, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 52,983 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 2002 | 68,485 current LCU per square kilometre | +29.3% |
| 2003 | 79,614 current LCU per square kilometre | +16.2% |
| 2004 | 82,678 current LCU per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 72,289 current LCU per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 90,803 current LCU per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2007 | 111,332 current LCU per square kilometre | +22.6% |
| 2008 | 91,303 current LCU per square kilometre | -18.0% |
| 2009 | 102,988 current LCU per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2010 | 137,332 current LCU per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2011 | 174,073 current LCU per square kilometre | +26.8% |
| 2012 | 158,104 current LCU per square kilometre | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 141,826 current LCU per square kilometre | -10.3% |
| 2014 | 145,073 current LCU per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 174,880 current LCU per square kilometre | +20.5% |
| 2016 | 113,641 current LCU per square kilometre | -35.0% |
| 2017 | 31,874 current LCU per square kilometre | -72.0% |
| 2018 | 253,508 current LCU per square kilometre | +695.3% |
| 2019 | 237,835 current LCU per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 236,504 current LCU per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 156,113 current LCU per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2022 | 128,585 current LCU per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2023 | 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.28 million current LCU per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Finland's 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.42 million current LCU per square kilometre, 10% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +695.3% | 31,874 current LCU per square kilometre | 253,508 current LCU per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83,608 current LCU per square kilometre | 52,983 current LCU per square kilometre | 111,332 current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 156,815 current LCU per square kilometre | 31,874 current LCU per square kilometre | 253,508 current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 165,798 current LCU per square kilometre | 128,585 current LCU per square kilometre | 236,504 current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 136 Solomon Islands 195,836 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 137 Peru 178,472 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 138 Fiji 166,541 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 140 East Timor 139,151 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 141 Brazil 131,277 current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 142 Panama 125,833 current LCU per square kilometre compare
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 net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Finland?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Finland was 141,989 current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 253,508 current LCU per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,874 current LCU per square kilometre in 2017.
- How does Finland rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Finland ranks 139th out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.