Paying taxes: Payments in Finland
Finland: Paying taxes: Payments was 8 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in Finland, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Finland stood at 8 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Finland peaked at 20 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8 number per year, in 2009.
That places Finland 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments in Finland, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 20 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 20 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8 number per year | -60.0% |
| 2010 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 8 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Finland's 8 number per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.6 number per year | 8 number per year | 20 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 number per year | 8 number per year | 8 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 152 Canada 8 number per year compare
- 152 Czechia 8 number per year compare
- 152 Ecuador 8 number per year compare
- 152 Estonia 8 number per year compare
- 152 Greece 8 number per year compare
- 152 Guatemala 8 number per year compare
- 152 Malta 8 number per year compare
- 152 Mauritius 8 number per year compare
- 152 Peru 8 number per year compare
- 152 Portugal 8 number per year compare
- 152 Slovakia 8 number per year compare
- 152 Tunisia 8 number per year compare
More reference data data for Finland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Finland?
- Paying taxes: payments in Finland was 8 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 20 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number per year in 2009.
- How does Finland rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Finland ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.