Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Finland
Finland: Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax was 6.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Finland, 1980–2022
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 1% before and after tax in Finland is 6.7%, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Finland peaked at 8.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1991.
That places Finland 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.3% | — |
| 1981 | 4.5% | -16.7% |
| 1982 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 4.3% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +12.6% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | -5.9% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -7.8% |
| 1987 | 5.3% | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 3.2% | -26.4% |
| 1991 | 2.5% | -22.5% |
| 1992 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +37.0% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | +41.4% |
| 1995 | 5.8% | +17.5% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 6.5% | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 7.2% | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.7% | -5.3% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | -16.6% |
| 2006 | 7.3% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 6.3% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 5.7% | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.8% | +6.4% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 6.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 6.9% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 6.7% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More economy & growth data for Finland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.48 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.51 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 27,216 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 5.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8723 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 48,978 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7719 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 43,344 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Finland?
- Income share of the richest 1% before and after tax in Finland was 6.7% 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 1% before and after tax recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% before and after tax recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for income share of the richest 1% before and after tax?
- Finland ranks 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% before and after tax rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 1% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.