Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Finland
Finland: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) was 31.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Finland, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Finland stood at 31.5%.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Finland peaked at 50.9% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2023.
That places Finland 77th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 53 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Finland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 48.5% | — |
| 1973 | 46.1% | -4.9% |
| 1974 | 44.0% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 42.5% | -3.4% |
| 1976 | 40.0% | -5.8% |
| 1977 | 43.9% | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 48.7% | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 50.9% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 50.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 48.8% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 45.5% | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 48.4% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 48.2% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 49.8% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 47.7% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 44.7% | -6.4% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 42.7% | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 32.0% | -25.0% |
| 1996 | 32.8% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 35.3% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 36.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | -8.0% |
| 2001 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 34.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.5% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 33.3% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 37.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 37.8% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.0% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 37.1% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 31.0% | -16.3% |
| 2024 | 31.5% | +1.5% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 31.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 26.4%, 1.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Finland's 31.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) in Finland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | -25.0% | 42.7% | 32.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.6% | 40.0% | 50.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 48.7% | 45.5% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.8% | 32.0% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.7% | 33.3% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.1% | 36.7% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.5% | 31.0% | 40.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Finland?
- Taxes on goods and services in Finland was 31.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1979.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2023.
- How does Finland rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Finland ranks 77th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.