Taxes on international trade in Finland
Finland: Taxes on international trade was 0.0% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Finland, 1972–2013
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.0% for taxes on international trade in 2013.
That represents a change of down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Finland peaked at 3.1% in 1975 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2000.
That places Finland 147th out of 154 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 3.1% | — |
| 1973 | 2.9% | -6.3% |
| 1974 | 2.8% | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 1.8% | -40.6% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.6% | -16.4% |
| 1979 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | +31.0% |
| 1981 | 1.5% | -23.2% |
| 1982 | 1.5% | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 1.3% | -13.4% |
| 1984 | 1.2% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 0.8% | -32.6% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 0.9% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 1.1% | +23.6% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -10.5% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | -7.7% |
| 1992 | 0.9% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | +10.6% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -87.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | -76.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | -91.4% |
| 1998 | -0.0% | -192.8% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | +486.3% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | +18.1% |
| 2001 | -0.0% | -75.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -148.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -19.6% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 0% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -486.3% | -0.0% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -192.8% | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | +148.1% | -0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.3% | 1.5% | 3.1% | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0% | -0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
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 taxes on international trade in Finland?
- Taxes on international trade in Finland was 0.0% in 2013, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.1% in 1975.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2000.
- How does Finland rank for taxes on international trade?
- Finland ranks 147th out of 154 countries with data for 2013.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.