Finland Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics

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Country or Region: Finland › Change country
Economic Indicator: Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP › See all Finland indicators, › See Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty. See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics for Finland , Year 2010 - In Detail

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Finland in year 2010 is -4.254 %

This makes Finland No. 21 in world rankings according to Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP in year 2010. The world's average Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP value is -0.36 %; Finland is 3.89 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Finland was -6.26 % Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Finland in 2010 was or will be 32.03% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Finland was or will be -2.52 %, which is 40.67% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Finland, in other Years
Year %
  2016 n/a
  2015 n/a
  2014 n/a
  2013 n/a
  2012 -1.623
  2011 -2.524
2010 -4.254
  2009 -6.259
  2008 3.067
  2007 4.683
  2006 2.15
  2005 0.636
  2004 0.745
  2003 -0.931
  2002 -0.53
  2001 0.573
  2000 1.82
  1999 0.596
  1998 1.292
  1997 0.165
  1996 -3.041
  1995 -3.748
  1994 -4.959
  1993 -7.133
  1992 -5.771
  1991 -2.285
  1990 4.388
  1989 6.598
  1988 4.262
  1987 1.395
  1986 -0.513
  1985 -0.834
  1984 -1.175
  1983 -1.183
  1982 -1.738
  1981 -0.999
  1980 1.295