Internet purchases by individuals in Finland
Finland: Internet purchases by individuals was 55.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Internet purchases by individuals in Finland, 2002–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
The most recent figure for internet purchases by individuals in Finland is 55.2%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 7.9% on the previous year and up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Finland peaked at 57.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 2002.
That places Finland 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Internet purchases by individuals in Finland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 10.9% | — |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +23.4% |
| 2004 | 24.0% | +77.9% |
| 2005 | 25.1% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 36.8% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +9.7% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 48.6% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 49.3% | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 47.9% | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +20.1% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 55.2% | +7.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 55.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Finland's 55.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internet purchases by individuals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +77.9% | 13.5% | 24.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.6% | 10.9% | 36.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 49.6% | 41.4% | 57.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More science & technology data for Finland
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 125.86 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 7.07 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 23.49 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate -0.9804 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 11,224 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.002 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Finland?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Finland was 55.2% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 57.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 2002.
- How does Finland rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Finland ranks 15th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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