Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland
Finland: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.433 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.433
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
103rd
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.5277
in 1920
All-time low
0.3572
in 1992
Years of data
103
1920–2022
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland, 1920–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Finland recorded 0.433 for gini coefficient (before tax) in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland peaked at 0.5277 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 0.3572, in 1992.
Finland ranks 103rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 0.5277 | — |
| 1921 | 0.5225 | -1.0% |
| 1922 | 0.5162 | -1.2% |
| 1923 | 0.5072 | -1.7% |
| 1924 | 0.5021 | -1.0% |
| 1925 | 0.4982 | -0.8% |
| 1926 | 0.49 | -1.6% |
| 1927 | 0.4854 | -0.9% |
| 1928 | 0.4808 | -0.9% |
| 1929 | 0.4754 | -1.1% |
| 1930 | 0.4704 | -1.1% |
| 1931 | 0.472 | +0.3% |
| 1932 | 0.4722 | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 0.4751 | +0.6% |
| 1934 | 0.4757 | +0.1% |
| 1935 | 0.4737 | -0.4% |
| 1936 | 0.4762 | +0.5% |
| 1937 | 0.4787 | +0.5% |
| 1938 | 0.4784 | -0.1% |
| 1939 | 0.4804 | +0.4% |
| 1940 | 0.4786 | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 0.4716 | -1.5% |
| 1942 | 0.4671 | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.458 | -1.9% |
| 1944 | 0.4531 | -1.1% |
| 1945 | 0.4492 | -0.9% |
| 1946 | 0.4393 | -2.2% |
| 1947 | 0.435 | -1.0% |
| 1948 | 0.4313 | -0.9% |
| 1949 | 0.4251 | -1.4% |
| 1950 | 0.4217 | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.4227 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 0.4222 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.424 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.4244 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4234 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.4251 | +0.4% |
| 1957 | 0.4243 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4245 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 0.4262 | +0.4% |
| 1960 | 0.4234 | -0.7% |
| 1961 | 0.4221 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.4174 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.417 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.412 | -1.2% |
| 1965 | 0.4086 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.4065 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4036 | -0.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3997 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3919 | -2.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3895 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.3874 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.386 | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3806 | -1.4% |
| 1974 | 0.3782 | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.3761 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.372 | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3694 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 0.3669 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.364 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3933 | +8.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3859 | -1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3884 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3909 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3829 | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3866 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3846 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.389 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3929 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.3851 | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.37 | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.3597 | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.3572 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3645 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3939 | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4048 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.4074 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4198 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4247 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4257 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4378 | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4312 | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4261 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4234 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.431 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.423 | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4338 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4324 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.4466 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4357 | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.442 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4401 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4346 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.4309 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4345 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4422 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4399 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4448 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4425 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4386 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4386 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4352 | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.433 | -0.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.433 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.433 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.5005 | 0.4754 | 0.5277 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.4753 | 0.4704 | 0.4804 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.4508 | 0.4251 | 0.4786 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.4239 | 0.4217 | 0.4262 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4102 | 0.3919 | 0.4234 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.377 | 0.364 | 0.3895 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.388 | 0.3829 | 0.3933 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3928 | 0.3572 | 0.4257 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4321 | 0.423 | 0.4466 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.439 | 0.4309 | 0.4448 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4356 | 0.433 | 0.4386 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 100 Denmark 0.4417 compare
- 101 North Macedonia 0.4382 compare
- 102 Italy 0.434 compare
- 104 Hungary 0.4328 compare
- 105 Netherlands 0.4241 compare
- 106 Switzerland 0.4234 compare
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 (before tax) in Finland?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland was 0.433 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5277 in 1920.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3572 in 1992.
- How does Finland rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Finland ranks 103rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient (before 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 before taxes and benefits.