Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Finland
Finland: Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) was 0.2584 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax in Finland, 1987–2016
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Finland is 0.2584, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Finland peaked at 0.2666 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.207, in 1987.
That places Finland 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax (Luxembourg) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.207 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2092 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.2172 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2536 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | 0.2618 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2666 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.2634 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2605 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2584 | -0.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2584 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2989, 86% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2584 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2895, 89% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.207 | 0.207 | 0.207 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2132 | 0.2092 | 0.2172 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2607 | 0.2536 | 0.2666 | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2608 | 0.2584 | 0.2634 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.28 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,310 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -12.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 42.69 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Finland?
- Income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax in Finland was 0.2584 in 2016, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2666 in 2007.
- What is the lowest income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.207 in 1987.
- How does Finland rank for income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax?
- Finland ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2016.
- Is income inequality: gini coefficient before and after tax rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Gini coefficient before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.