Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Finland
Finland: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 6.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Finland, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland is 6.7%, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland peaked at 8.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 101st of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.7% | 4.2% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.9% | 2.5% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 5.5% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Finland was 6.7% 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%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Finland ranks 101st out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.