Balance of payments and international investment position

Producer:	Statistics Finland
Data:	Latest release: Current account was in surplus and the net international investment position strengthened in the fourth quarter of 2021 15 Mar 2022 The current account was EUR 0.1 billion in surplus in the fourth quarter of 2021. The value of goods exports in balance of payments terms grew by 24 per cent from twelve months back. In turn, goods imports grew by 37 per cent. At the same time, the value of service exports increased by 18 per cent year-on-year and the value of service imports rose by 24 per cent. The primary income account was in deficit. Compared to the previous quarter, the net international investment position strengthened. The data appear from Statistics Finland's statistics on balance of payments and international investment position.
Description:	The statistics on balance of payments describes the external balance of the national economy from the perspectives of both real and financial economy. The balance of payments covers transactions that are carried out between economic units belonging to the national economy (resident in Finland) and economic units belonging to another country (resident abroad). The international investment position (IIP) statistics describe the foreign asset and liability stocks generated from financial account capital flows. The compilation of the statistics is based on the International Monetary Fund's recommendation BPM6 (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual). Read full description >>>
Keywords:	balance of payments, current account, trade account, goods, services, primary income, secondary income, capital transfers, capital account, financial account, direct investments, foreign direct investments, portfolio investments, securities, trade credits, loans, deposits, financial derivatives, reserve assets, international investment position, globalisation. Statistics by keywords >>>
Change:	Information on asset and liabilities of short sales has been updated 13 Dec 2019 Information on asset and liabilities of short sales of deposit taking corporations have been included from 2018 first quarter onwards.

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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Balance of payments and international investment position [e-publication].
ISSN=2342-348X. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 27.12.2024].
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