Total reserves in months of imports in Finland
Finland: Total reserves in months of imports was 1.65 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in months of imports in Finland, 1975–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Finland is 1.65, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 20.4% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Finland peaked at 3.9 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.6924, in 2008.
That places Finland 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.744 | — |
| 1976 | 0.7857 | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.881 | +12.1% |
| 1978 | 1.75 | +98.4% |
| 1979 | 1.78 | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.58 | -11.3% |
| 1981 | 1.35 | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 1.49 | +9.8% |
| 1983 | 1.27 | -14.3% |
| 1984 | 2.32 | +82.3% |
| 1985 | 3.01 | +29.7% |
| 1986 | 1.52 | -49.7% |
| 1987 | 3.49 | +130.0% |
| 1988 | 2.84 | -18.7% |
| 1989 | 2.05 | -27.7% |
| 1990 | 3.1 | +50.8% |
| 1991 | 2.83 | -8.5% |
| 1992 | 2.06 | -27.1% |
| 1993 | 2.51 | +21.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9 | +55.5% |
| 1995 | 2.89 | -25.9% |
| 1996 | 2.05 | -29.1% |
| 1997 | 2.44 | +18.9% |
| 1998 | 2.8 | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 2.35 | -16.2% |
| 2000 | 2.07 | -11.8% |
| 2001 | 2.13 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 2.34 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | 2.13 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 2.07 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 1.56 | -24.9% |
| 2006 | 0.8737 | -43.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8007 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6924 | -13.5% |
| 2009 | 1.37 | +97.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 | -23.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9433 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.07 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 1.09 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.04 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2 | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | -8.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9579 | -13.1% |
| 2019 | 1.05 | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.4 | +33.4% |
| 2021 | 1.44 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1.21 | -15.8% |
| 2023 | 1.29 | +7.0% |
| 2024 | 1.37 | +6.3% |
| 2025 | 1.65 | +20.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.19 | 0.744 | 1.78 | 5 |
| 1980s | 2.09 | 1.27 | 3.49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 | 2.05 | 3.9 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.6 | 0.6924 | 2.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.07 | 0.9433 | 1.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.39 | 1.21 | 1.65 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More financial sector data for Finland
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,340 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 2,109 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 18.85 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 2,904 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 18.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,894 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 20.38 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Finland?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Finland was 1.65 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9 in 1994.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6924 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Finland ranks 146th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].