Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland
Finland: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.852 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Finland is 0.852, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Finland peaked at 0.891 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.151, in 1863.
That places Finland 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.187 | — |
| 1790 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.187 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.208 | +11.2% |
| 1793 | 0.188 | -9.6% |
| 1794 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.188 | +0.0% |
| 1863 | 0.151 | -19.7% |
| 1864 | 0.237 | +57.0% |
| 1865 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1866 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1867 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1869 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1870 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1871 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1874 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1875 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1876 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1877 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1881 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.236 | -0.4% |
| 1883 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.237 | +0.4% |
| 1886 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1888 | 0.236 | -0.4% |
| 1889 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.236 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.237 | +0.4% |
| 1892 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1893 | 0.237 | +0.0% |
| 1894 | 0.263 | +11.0% |
| 1895 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1896 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1897 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.263 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.264 | +0.4% |
| 1900 | 0.259 | -1.9% |
| 1901 | 0.259 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.26 | +0.4% |
| 1903 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1904 | 0.26 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.263 | +1.2% |
| 1906 | 0.274 | +4.2% |
| 1907 | 0.342 | +24.8% |
| 1908 | 0.339 | -0.9% |
| 1909 | 0.336 | -0.9% |
| 1910 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1911 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1912 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 0.336 | +0.0% |
| 1914 | 0.326 | -3.0% |
| 1915 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1916 | 0.326 | +0.0% |
| 1917 | 0.357 | +9.5% |
| 1918 | 0.538 | +50.7% |
| 1919 | 0.634 | +17.8% |
| 1920 | 0.656 | +3.5% |
| 1921 | 0.661 | +0.8% |
| 1922 | 0.657 | -0.6% |
| 1923 | 0.645 | -1.8% |
| 1924 | 0.642 | -0.5% |
| 1925 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1926 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1927 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1928 | 0.642 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.638 | -0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.577 | -9.6% |
| 1931 | 0.577 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.578 | +0.2% |
| 1933 | 0.588 | +1.7% |
| 1934 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.588 | +0.0% |
| 1936 | 0.595 | +1.2% |
| 1937 | 0.602 | +1.2% |
| 1938 | 0.602 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.527 | -12.5% |
| 1940 | 0.502 | -4.7% |
| 1941 | 0.502 | +0.0% |
| 1942 | 0.497 | -1.0% |
| 1943 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.497 | +0.0% |
| 1945 | 0.675 | +35.8% |
| 1946 | 0.726 | +7.6% |
| 1947 | 0.713 | -1.8% |
| 1948 | 0.738 | +3.5% |
| 1949 | 0.803 | +8.8% |
| 1950 | 0.812 | +1.1% |
| 1951 | 0.812 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 0.813 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.816 | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 0.817 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.817 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 0.806 | -1.3% |
| 1957 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.81 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.814 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.814 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 0.805 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.806 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 0.806 | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 0.811 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.807 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.815 | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 0.817 | +0.2% |
| 1969 | 0.812 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.811 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 0.811 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.809 | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.809 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.811 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 0.818 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.818 | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.816 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.816 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.818 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 0.822 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.837 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.842 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.843 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.843 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.847 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.847 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.859 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.864 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.871 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.872 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.873 | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.873 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.871 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.871 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.88 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.881 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.881 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.884 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.885 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.891 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.891 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.869 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.869 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.873 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.884 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.881 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.88 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.871 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.869 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.853 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.827 | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 0.852 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.187 | 0.187 | 0.187 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.1898 | 0.187 | 0.208 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.188 | 0.188 | 0.188 | 9 |
| 1860s | 0.2247 | 0.151 | 0.237 | 7 |
| 1870s | 0.237 | 0.237 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.2365 | 0.236 | 0.237 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.2526 | 0.236 | 0.264 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.2852 | 0.259 | 0.342 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3851 | 0.326 | 0.634 | 10 |
| 1920s | 0.6467 | 0.638 | 0.661 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.5822 | 0.527 | 0.602 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.615 | 0.497 | 0.803 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.8123 | 0.806 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8107 | 0.805 | 0.817 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8128 | 0.809 | 0.818 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8389 | 0.818 | 0.847 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8693 | 0.859 | 0.873 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8755 | 0.871 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8808 | 0.869 | 0.891 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8587 | 0.827 | 0.88 | 6 |
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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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.8346 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.1734 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 9,736 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 0.8346 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.1698 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 9,532 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Finland?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Finland was 0.852 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.891 in 2013.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.151 in 1863.
- How does Finland rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Finland ranks 12th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.