Brazil vs Finland: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Brazil
13.6%
in 2022
Finland
13.4%
in 2023
Brazil rank
21st
Finland rank
24th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Brazil
- Finland
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.6% against 13.4% in Finland, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Finland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Finland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 14.1% | 0.9% | Finland |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 13.3% | 2.5% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 14.4% | 0.2% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 13.9% | 14.4% | 0.5% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Brazil or Finland?
- Brazil, at 13.6% against 13.4% in Finland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Brazil and Finland?
- 0.2%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Finland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Brazil and Finland rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Brazil ranks 21st and Finland ranks 24th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.