Finland vs OECD members: Tax revenue
Finland
25.3%
in 2024
OECD members
15.7%
in 2024
Finland rank
13th
OECD members rank
11th
Tax revenue over time
- Finland
- OECD members
How they compare
Finland currently reports 25.3% against 15.7% in OECD members, a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Finland's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.
Finland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22.5% | 14.0% | 8.5% | Finland |
| 1980s | 23.0% | 14.7% | 8.3% | Finland |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 15.0% | 8.0% | Finland |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 15.5% | 6.1% | Finland |
| 2010s | 20.5% | 15.3% | 5.1% | Finland |
| 2020s | 22.5% | 16.0% | 6.6% | Finland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Finland or OECD members?
- Finland, at 25.3% against 15.7% in OECD members as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Finland and OECD members?
- 9.6%, with Finland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and OECD members?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Finland and OECD members rank globally for tax revenue?
- Finland ranks 13th and OECD members ranks 11th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.