Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Finland

Finland: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 39,580 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
39,580
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
22nd
of 34 countries
All-time high
48,383
in 2008
All-time low
39,580
in 2020
Years of data
15
2006–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Finland, 2006–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2006201320202006: 46.5k2007: 47.9k2008: 48.4k2009: 47.7k2010: 47.1k2011: 46.7k2012: 46.1k2013: 45.5k2014: 44.3k2015: 43.7k2016: 42.7k2017: 41.8k2018: 40.3k2019: 39.9k2020: 39.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Finland stood at 39,580. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Finland peaked at 48,383 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 39,580, in 2020.

Finland ranks 22nd of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Finland, 2006 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2006 46,525
2007 47,886 +2.9%
2008 48,383 +1.0%
2009 47,713 -1.4%
2010 47,070 -1.3%
2011 46,667 -0.9%
2012 46,066 -1.3%
2013 45,547 -1.1%
2014 44,342 -2.6%
2015 43,695 -1.5%
2016 42,661 -2.4%
2017 41,833 -1.9%
2018 40,299 -3.7%
2019 39,932 -0.9%
2020 39,580 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47,627 46,525 48,383 4
2010s 43,811 39,932 47,070 10
2020s 39,580 39,580 39,580 1

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 19 Norway 47,933 compare
  2. 20 Ireland 46,792 compare
  3. 21 Denmark 40,496 compare
  4. 23 Croatia 35,393 compare
  5. 24 Switzerland 31,566 compare
  6. 25 Serbia 29,975 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Finland?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Finland was 39,580 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 48,383 in 2008.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 39,580 in 2020.
How does Finland rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Finland ranks 22nd out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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