Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland
Finland: Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 32.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
32.2%
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
102nd
of 113 countries
All-time high
45.7%
in 1920
All-time low
23.7%
in 1992
Years of data
103
1920–2022
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland, 1920–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland is 32.2%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland peaked at 45.7% in 1920 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1992.
Finland ranks 102nd 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.
Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 45.7% | — |
| 1921 | 45.0% | -1.5% |
| 1922 | 44.2% | -1.8% |
| 1923 | 43.1% | -2.5% |
| 1924 | 42.5% | -1.5% |
| 1925 | 42.0% | -1.2% |
| 1926 | 40.9% | -2.4% |
| 1927 | 40.4% | -1.4% |
| 1928 | 39.8% | -1.5% |
| 1929 | 39.1% | -1.7% |
| 1930 | 38.4% | -1.6% |
| 1931 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 1932 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 39.1% | +0.9% |
| 1934 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 1935 | 39.0% | -0.5% |
| 1936 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 1937 | 39.6% | +0.8% |
| 1938 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 1940 | 39.7% | -0.4% |
| 1941 | 38.8% | -2.2% |
| 1942 | 38.2% | -1.5% |
| 1943 | 37.1% | -2.9% |
| 1944 | 36.5% | -1.7% |
| 1945 | 36.0% | -1.4% |
| 1946 | 34.8% | -3.3% |
| 1947 | 34.2% | -1.6% |
| 1948 | 33.8% | -1.4% |
| 1949 | 33.0% | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 32.5% | -1.4% |
| 1951 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 1952 | 32.6% | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 32.8% | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 33.0% | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 32.9% | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 32.8% | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 32.2% | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 31.7% | -1.7% |
| 1965 | 31.4% | -1.1% |
| 1966 | 31.2% | -0.6% |
| 1967 | 30.9% | -1.0% |
| 1968 | 30.4% | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 29.6% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 29.4% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 29.2% | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 1973 | 28.5% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 28.2% | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 27.6% | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 27.3% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 27.1% | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 25.9% | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 26.7% | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 26.3% | -1.5% |
| 1986 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 27.4% | +5.5% |
| 1988 | 27.5% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 26.6% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | -5.2% |
| 1991 | 23.8% | -5.5% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 28.2% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 29.9% | +5.7% |
| 1996 | 30.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 32.7% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 33.8% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 32.6% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.8% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | -4.9% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 33.1% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 34.1% | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 32.3% | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 32.0% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.6% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | -1.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 32.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 35.3%, 91% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Finland's 32.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 34.7%, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 42.2% | 39.1% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1930s | 39.1% | 38.4% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 1940s | 36.2% | 33.0% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1950s | 32.8% | 32.5% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 1960s | 31.5% | 29.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.1% | 26.8% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.6% | 25.9% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 23.7% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.3% | 32.1% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 31.5% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.1% | 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 share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland?
- Income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Finland was 32.2% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 1920.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1992.
- How does Finland rank for income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Finland ranks 102nd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 Income share of the richest 10% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 10% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.