Current account deficit in Finland surged to EUR 2,286 million in April 2022 from EUR 614 million in the same month a year ago, pointing to the fourth straight month of gap and representing the largest figure since April 2019. The deficit of primary income climbed sharply to EUR 1,519 million from EUR 249 million a year earlier while that of services account widened to EUR 389 million from EUR 273 million a year. At the same time, the goods account turned to a gap of EUR 183 million from a surplus of EUR 141 million in the year before. Meanwhile, the shortfall of secondary income narrowed to EUR 196 million from EUR 232 million. source: Statistics Finland

Current Account in Finland averaged 96.11 EUR Million from 1975 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 2117 EUR Million in October of 2009 and a record low of -4365 EUR Million in April of 2019. This page provides the latest reported value for - Finland Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Finland Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2022.

Current Account in Finland is expected to be 80.00 EUR Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Finland Current Account is projected to trend around 70.00 EUR Million in 2023, according to our econometric models.

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Finland Current Account



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2022-05-12 05:00 AM Mar €-1.2B €-0.3B
2022-06-10 05:00 AM Apr €-2.3B €-1.2B €-1B
2022-07-12 05:00 AM May €-2.3B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -900.00 -1396.00 EUR Million Apr 2022
Current Account -2286.00 -1222.00 EUR Million Apr 2022
Exports 6600.00 6943.00 EUR Million Apr 2022
Imports 7500.00 8339.00 EUR Million Apr 2022
External Debt 588467.00 515670.00 EUR Million Mar 2022
Terms of Trade 100.60 98.80 points Apr 2022
Capital Flows -3941.00 -2048.00 EUR Million Apr 2022
Foreign Direct Investment 73758.00 76394.00 EUR Million Dec 2020
Tourist Arrivals 104190.00 205926.00 Jan 2022

Finland Current Account
Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2286.00 -1222.00 2117.00 -4365.00 1975 - 2022 EUR Million Monthly

News Stream
Finnish Current Account Deficit Largest in 3 Years
Current account deficit in Finland surged to EUR 2,286 million in April 2022 from EUR 614 million in the same month a year ago, pointing to the fourth straight month of gap and representing the largest figure since April 2019. The deficit of primary income climbed sharply to EUR 1,519 million from EUR 249 million a year earlier while that of services account widened to EUR 389 million from EUR 273 million a year. At the same time, the goods account turned to a gap of EUR 183 million from a surplus of EUR 141 million in the year before. Meanwhile, the shortfall of secondary income narrowed to EUR 196 million from EUR 232 million.
2022-06-10
Finnish Current Account Gap Widens Sharply
Current account deficit in Finland surged to EUR 1,222 million in March 2022 from EUR 748 million in the same month a year ago, pointing to the third straight month of gap and representing the largest figure since last October. The gap of secondary income widened slightly to EUR 342 million from EUR 336 million in the previous year, while the goods account turned to a deficit of EUR 509 million from a surplus of EUR 167 million. Meantime, the shortfall of services account narrowed to EUR 443 million from EUR 492 million a year earlier, while the primary income reversed to a surplus of EUR 72 million from a deficit of EUR 87 million.
2022-05-12
Finland Posts First Current Account Gap in 4 Months
Finland posted a current account deficit of EUR 106 million in February 2022, shifting from a surplus of EUR 157 million in the same month a year ago. It was the first current account deficit in four months, with the goods account turning to a deficit of EUR 276 million from a surplus of EUR 50 million in the previous year. At the same time, the gap of services account widened to EUR 321 million from EUR 295 million and that of secondary income fell to EUR 295 million from EUR 279 million gap. Meanwhile, the surplus of primary income increased to EUR 785 million from EUR 681 million a year earlier.
2022-04-12