Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland
Finland: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.433 in 2022. ▼ Falling
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.
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)
- 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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 42.7% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.021 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0739 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0739 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0919 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 25.7% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1275 (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.