Overall primary balance, Transactions in Finland
Finland: Overall primary balance, Transactions was -2.91 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Finland, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for overall primary balance, transactions in Finland is -2.91 billion, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 48.9% on the previous year and down 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Finland peaked at 13.76 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, -8.69 billion, in 2020.
Finland ranks 25th of 35 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.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.84 billion | — |
| 2000 | 13.76 billion | +101.1% |
| 2001 | 11.54 billion | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 10.13 billion | -12.2% |
| 2003 | 7.64 billion | -24.6% |
| 2004 | 7.65 billion | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 7.82 billion | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 9.80 billion | +25.3% |
| 2007 | 13.03 billion | +32.9% |
| 2008 | 11.78 billion | -9.6% |
| 2009 | -998.00 million | -108.5% |
| 2010 | -1.45 billion | +45.0% |
| 2011 | 2.01 billion | -238.7% |
| 2012 | 47.00 million | -97.7% |
| 2013 | -1.11 billion | -2466.0% |
| 2014 | -2.18 billion | +96.0% |
| 2015 | -2.48 billion | +13.7% |
| 2016 | 28.00 million | -101.1% |
| 2017 | 2.22 billion | +7814.3% |
| 2018 | 2.07 billion | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 1.58 billion | -24.0% |
| 2020 | -8.69 billion | -651.6% |
| 2021 | -4.04 billion | -53.5% |
| 2022 | 2.15 billion | -153.1% |
| 2023 | -3.61 billion | -268.1% |
| 2024 | -5.70 billion | +58.1% |
| 2025 | -2.91 billion | -48.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.84 billion | 6.84 billion | 6.84 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.22 billion | -998.00 million | 13.76 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.10 million | -2.48 billion | 2.22 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.80 billion | -8.69 billion | 2.15 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More public sector data for Finland
- Arms imports 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 72.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 64.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,243 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 17.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.99 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 121.73 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in Finland?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Finland was -2.91 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.76 billion in 2000.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.69 billion in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Finland ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.5%. 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 Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.