Tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland
Finland: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 42.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
42.69
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
3rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
45.78
in 2000
All-time low
35.31
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland, 1980–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland stood at 42.69.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland peaked at 45.78 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.31, in 1980.
Finland ranks 3rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 35.31 | — |
| 1981 | 37.27 | +5.5% |
| 1982 | 36.42 | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 36.07 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 37.55 | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 39.14 | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 40.26 | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 38.75 | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 41.95 | +8.3% |
| 1989 | 41.54 | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 42.93 | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 44.47 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 44 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 43.55 | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 45.57 | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 44.54 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 45.74 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 44.95 | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 44.81 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 44.27 | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 45.78 | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 43.12 | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 43.29 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.35 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 41.75 | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 42.04 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.09 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 41.4 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 41.09 | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 40.78 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 40.56 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 41.87 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 42.55 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 43.58 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 43.73 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 43.77 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 44.09 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 43.16 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 42.67 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 42.53 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 42.14 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.54 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 43.43 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 42.69 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.43 | 35.31 | 41.95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.48 | 42.93 | 45.74 | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.37 | 40.78 | 45.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.85 | 40.56 | 44.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.95 | 42.14 | 43.54 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More poverty & inequality data for Finland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.28 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 3,310 (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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -1.7 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.021 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 25.66 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Finland was 42.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.78 in 2000.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.31 in 1980.
- How does Finland rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Finland ranks 3rd out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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