Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Finland
Finland: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.3531 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Finland is 0.3531, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Finland peaked at 0.5217 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3531, in 2020.
That places Finland 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.4154 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4377 | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 0.4581 | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.4705 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.467 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.5217 | +11.7% |
| 2001 | 0.4836 | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4977 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.4843 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.4894 | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4881 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.4773 | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 0.4872 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4681 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 0.3752 | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3614 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3895 | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3826 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.373 | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.3773 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.376 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3863 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3908 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4022 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4003 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3531 | -11.8% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.3531 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 39% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.3531 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 40% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4497 | 0.4154 | 0.4705 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4773 | 0.3752 | 0.5217 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3839 | 0.3614 | 0.4022 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3531 | 0.3531 | 0.3531 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Finland?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Finland was 0.3531 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5217 in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3531 in 2020.
- How does Finland rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Finland ranks 74th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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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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.