Net foreign assets in Finland

Finland: Net foreign assets was 60.74 billion current LCU in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60.74 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 40.7%
World rank
111th
of 186 countries
All-time high
77.05 billion current LCU
in 2018
All-time low
9.69 billion current LCU
in 2017
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Net foreign assets in Finland, 2001–2024

020.0B40.0B60.0B80.0B2001201220242001: 16.1B current LCU2002: 20.9B current LCU2003: 24.2B current LCU2004: 25.2B current LCU2005: 22.0B current LCU2006: 27.6B current LCU2007: 33.9B current LCU2008: 27.7B current LCU2009: 31.3B current LCU2010: 41.7B current LCU2011: 52.9B current LCU2012: 48.0B current LCU2013: 43.1B current LCU2014: 44.1B current LCU2015: 53.1B current LCU2016: 34.5B current LCU2017: 9.7B current LCU2018: 77.0B current LCU2019: 72.3B current LCU2020: 71.9B current LCU2021: 47.5B current LCU2022: 39.1B current LCU2023: 43.2B current LCU2024: 60.7B current LCU

Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

The most recent figure for net foreign assets in Finland is 60.74 billion current LCU, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.7% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net foreign assets in Finland peaked at 77.05 billion current LCU in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.69 billion current LCU, in 2017.

That places Finland 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.44 billion current LCU 16.14 billion current LCU 33.85 billion current LCU 9
2010s 47.66 billion current LCU 9.69 billion current LCU 77.05 billion current LCU 10
2020s 52.46 billion current LCU 39.08 billion current LCU 71.88 billion current LCU 5

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 108 Greece 77.54 billion current LCU compare
  2. 109 Namibia 74.34 billion current LCU compare
  3. 110 Suriname 68.74 billion current LCU compare
  4. 112 Botswana 60.03 billion current LCU compare
  5. 113 Ghana 60.01 billion current LCU compare
  6. 114 Trinidad and Tobago 55.70 billion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is net foreign assets in Finland?
Net foreign assets in Finland was 60.74 billion current LCU in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest net foreign assets recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 77.05 billion current LCU in 2018.
What is the lowest net foreign assets recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 9.69 billion current LCU in 2017.
How does Finland rank for net foreign assets?
Finland ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
Is net foreign assets rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Net foreign assets (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 9,009 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.