Material import dependency in Finland
Finland: Material import dependency was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Material import dependency in Finland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Finland recorded 16.9% for material import dependency in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Finland peaked at 30.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 2025.
That places Finland 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.8% | 25.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 20.1% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 20.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More trade data for Finland
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 29,903 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 2 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 120,666 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 14,055 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 6,861 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 27 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 37,257 Thousand euro (2024)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 4,910 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 72 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 22 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Finland?
- Material import dependency in Finland was 16.9% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 2025.
- How does Finland rank for material import dependency?
- Finland ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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