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.
Wealth share of the richest 1% in Finland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.9% | — |
| 1981 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 13.9% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 13.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 13.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 14.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | +7.7% |
| 1997 | 15.9% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 17.2% | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 18.1% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 17.6% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 18.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 18.2% | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.9% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 17.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 18.0% | +0.4% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 18.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.5%, 65% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Finland's 18.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.1%, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Finland
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 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
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.