Wealth share of the richest 1% in Finland
Finland: Wealth share of the richest 1% was 18.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Finland, 1980–2024
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Finland recorded 18.0% for wealth share of the richest 1% in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share of the richest 1% in Finland peaked at 18.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1991.
Finland ranks 212th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.0% | 13.9% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.9% | 18.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is wealth share of the richest 1% in Finland?
- Wealth share of the richest 1% in Finland was 18.0% in 2024, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest wealth share of the richest 1% recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1991.
- How does Finland rank for wealth share of the richest 1%?
- Finland ranks 212th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share of the richest 1% rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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 Wealth share of the richest 1%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of wealth owned by the richest 1% of the population. Wealth is defined as the total value of non-financial and financial assets (housing, land, deposits, bonds, equities, etc.) held by households, minus their debts.