The current account was in deficit in March 2025

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According to Statistics Finland, the current account was in deficit in March 2025. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 13 % year-on-year. There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.

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  • The current account was in deficit in March 2025.
  • The balance of goods and services showed a deficit of EUR 0.7 billion.
  • The services account strengthened by EUR 0.1 billion from previous year and was EUR 0.7 billion in deficit.
  • The primary income account had a deficit of EUR 2.4 billion mainly due to the deficit of the investment income.
  • There was net capital inflow to Finland from abroad.

Current account

The current account was EUR 3.3 billion in deficit in March 2025. The 12-month moving total of the current account was EUR 0.7 billion in deficit.

Of the sub-items of the current account, the goods account in balance of payment terms was in balance. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 13 per cent year-on-year and was EUR 6.0 billion. The value of goods imports in balance of payments terms grew by 11 per cent year-on-year to EUR 6.1 billion. The service account was EUR 0.7 billion in deficit. The value of service exports fell 5 per cent year-on-year and was EUR 2.9 billion while the value of service imports fell 8 per cent year-on-year to EUR 3.6 billion.

The primary income account was EUR 2.4 billion in deficit. The secondary income account was EUR 0.2 billion in deficit.

Financial account

In March net capital inflow to Finland from abroad amounted to EUR 3.7 billion. Of the functional categories of the financial account, net capital inflow was highest in the form of portfolio investments (EUR 2.4 billion).

Net capital outflow from Finland to abroad was highest in the form of derivatives (EUR 0.1 billion).

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Balance of payments and international investment position [online publication].
Reference period: 2025, March. ISSN=2342-348X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 13.5.2025].
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