Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Finland
Finland: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 24.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% 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
Finland recorded 24.2% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Finland peaked at 25.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 1992.
Finland ranks 101st of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 23.2% | — |
| 1981 | 22.0% | -5.3% |
| 1982 | 21.8% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 21.8% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.4% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 22.1% | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 21.4% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 22.7% | +6.3% |
| 1988 | 22.2% | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | -3.2% |
| 1990 | 19.6% | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | +9.5% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 21.1% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 22.7% | +7.5% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 24.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.9% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 25.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 24.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 24.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.1% | 21.4% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.8% | 17.6% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 23.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.1% | 23.1% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.4% | 24.2% | 24.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Finland?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Finland was 24.2% 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% before and after tax recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 1992.
- How does Finland rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Finland ranks 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 10% before and after 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 after taxes and benefits.