Return on assets in Finland
Finland: Return on assets was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Return on assets in Finland, 2005–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for return on assets in Finland is 1.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% on the previous year and up 143.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, return on assets in Finland peaked at 1.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2011.
That places Finland 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Return on assets in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.9% | — |
| 2006 | 1.5% | +59.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -42.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -26.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | -15.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | +228.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -72.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +60.3% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +46.8% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 1.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 88% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Finland's 1.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Return on assets 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +228.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More development goals data for Finland
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0889 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 6,590 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 45 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 38 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 2 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 19 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 82 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is return on assets in Finland?
- Return on assets in Finland was 1.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest return on assets recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest return on assets recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2011.
- How does Finland rank for return on assets?
- Finland ranks 125th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is return on assets rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 143.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Return on assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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