Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland
Finland: Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from was 0.2896 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland stood at 0.2896.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland peaked at 0.4897 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2381, in 2016.
That places Finland 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Taxes on property, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3142 | — |
| 1996 | 0.38 | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.4041 | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 0.4264 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.4381 | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4897 | +11.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4584 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4712 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 0.4355 | -7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4627 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.459 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3915 | -14.7% |
| 2007 | 0.3493 | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.416 | +19.1% |
| 2009 | 0.3112 | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2487 | -20.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2478 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2861 | +15.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3216 | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2481 | -22.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2825 | +13.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2381 | -15.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3388 | +42.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2762 | -18.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2859 | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2896 | +1.3% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.2896 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0531, 5.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.2896 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0349, 8.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3926 | 0.3142 | 0.4381 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4244 | 0.3112 | 0.4897 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2774 | 0.2381 | 0.3388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2896 | 0.2896 | 0.2896 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland?
- Taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from in Finland was 0.2896 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4897 in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2381 in 2016.
- How does Finland rank for taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from?
- Finland ranks 18th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on property, ratio of this level of government's revenue from rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 property, 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.