Gini coefficient in Finland
Finland: Gini coefficient was 0.274 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gini coefficient in Finland, 1987–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.274 for gini coefficient in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Finland peaked at 0.2829 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2217, in 1987.
That places Finland 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.2217 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2288 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2346 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2716 | +15.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2769 | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.279 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2762 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.28 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.2829 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2784 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2746 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2771 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2764 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.271 | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2719 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2678 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.271 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2708 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.2738 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2733 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2774 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2709 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2771 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2793 | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.274 | -1.9% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.274 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.274 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2217 | 0.2217 | 0.2217 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2317 | 0.2288 | 0.2346 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2774 | 0.2716 | 0.2829 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2731 | 0.2678 | 0.2774 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2753 | 0.2709 | 0.2793 | 4 |
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 gini coefficient in Finland?
- Gini coefficient in Finland was 0.274 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2829 in 2007.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2217 in 1987.
- How does Finland rank for gini coefficient?
- Finland ranks 107th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. 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.