Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level … total in Finland
Finland: Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level … total was 0.6581 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Finland is 0.6581, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Finland peaked at 0.7157 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.654, in 2010.
Finland ranks 68th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level … total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6764 | — |
| 1996 | 0.678 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.6987 | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.6997 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.7107 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.6966 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7081 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7124 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.7157 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.715 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.708 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7054 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.6949 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6613 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.654 | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6742 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6767 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6707 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6686 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6645 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6736 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6733 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.684 | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6815 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6581 | -3.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.6581 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8224, 80% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.6581 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8745, 75% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6906 | 0.6764 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.7028 | 0.6613 | 0.7157 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6721 | 0.654 | 0.684 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6581 | 0.6581 | 0.6581 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Finland?
- Tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's in Finland was 0.6581 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7157 in 2004.
- What is the lowest tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.654 in 2010.
- How does Finland rank for tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's?
- Finland ranks 68th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is tax revenue decentralization, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Tax revenue decentralization, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.