Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Finland
Finland: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 0.1924 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Finland, 1991–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Finland stood at 0.1924.
The figure is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Finland peaked at 0.44 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.0766, in 2008.
That places Finland 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.4117 | — |
| 1992 | 0.2495 | -39.4% |
| 1993 | 0.2651 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.44 | +66.0% |
| 1995 | 0.3536 | -19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2271 | -35.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2775 | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 0.302 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | 0.2623 | -13.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2368 | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2501 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2777 | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2545 | -8.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2429 | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1815 | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0949 | -47.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0876 | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0766 | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.1611 | +110.4% |
| 2010 | 0.1079 | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0942 | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1113 | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1217 | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.1152 | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 0.139 | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 0.1434 | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1209 | -15.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1062 | -12.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1234 | +16.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1551 | +25.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1628 | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1367 | -16.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1662 | +21.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1782 | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 0.1924 | +8.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.1924 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2389, 81% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.1924 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +110.4% | 0.0766 | 0.1611 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3099 | 0.2271 | 0.44 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1864 | 0.0766 | 0.2777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1183 | 0.0942 | 0.1434 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1652 | 0.1367 | 0.1924 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Finland?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Finland was 0.1924 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 in 1994.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0766 in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Finland ranks 91st out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.