Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Finland

Finland: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 23.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
23.0%
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
49th
of 190 countries
All-time high
29.7%
in 2007
All-time low
23.0%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Finland, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 29.4 % of profits2006: 29.6 % of profits2007: 29.7 % of profits2008: 29.7 % of profits2009: 29.6 % of profits2010: 23.9 % of profits2011: 24.2 % of profits2012: 24.4 % of profits2013: 24.5 % of profits2014: 24.2 % of profits2015: 24.8 % of profits2016: 25.1 % of profits2017: 25.4 % of profits2018: 23.9 % of profits2019: 23 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Finland recorded 23.0% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Finland peaked at 29.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 2019.

That places Finland 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Finland, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Finland, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 29.4%
2006 29.6% +0.7%
2007 29.7% +0.3%
2008 29.7% +0.0%
2009 29.6% -0.3%
2010 23.9% -19.3%
2011 24.2% +1.3%
2012 24.4% +0.8%
2013 24.5% +0.4%
2014 24.2% -1.2%
2015 24.8% +2.5%
2016 25.1% +1.2%
2017 25.4% +1.2%
2018 23.9% -5.9%
2019 23.0% -3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.6% 29.4% 29.7% 5
2010s 24.3% 23.0% 25.4% 10

Countries ranked near Finland

  1. 46 Côte d'Ivoire 23.3% compare
  2. 46 Morocco 23.3% compare
  3. 48 Togo 23.1% compare
  4. 50 Niger 22.3% compare
  5. 51 Bulgaria 21.5% compare
  6. 51 Germany 21.5% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Finland?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Finland was 23.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Finland?
The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Finland?
The lowest recorded value was 23.0% in 2019.
How does Finland rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Finland ranks 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Finland?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Finland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.