Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Finland
Finland: Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) was 10.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Finland, 1920–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 10.0% for income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in 2022.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Finland peaked at 21.3% in 1920 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 93rd of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 103 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 18.8% | 16.7% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 1930s | 15.8% | 15.3% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1940s | 12.6% | 10.8% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 1950s | 10.7% | 10.5% | 10.8% | 10 |
| 1960s | 9.4% | 7.8% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 3.7% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.0% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 8.6% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Finland?
- Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) in Finland was 10.0% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 1920.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% (before tax) recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for income share of the richest 1% (before tax)?
- Finland ranks 93rd out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% (before tax) rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1%. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.