Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Finland
Finland: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 89.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
89.4%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
1st
of 189 countries
All-time high
89.6%
in 2020
All-time low
76.9%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Finland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Finland recorded 89.4% for taxes as a % of price: total tax in 2022.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Finland peaked at 89.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76.9%, in 2008.
Finland ranks 1st of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 76.9% | — |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 79.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 88.4% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 89.4% | -0.2% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 89.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Finland's 89.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76.9% | 76.9% | 76.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.7% | 88.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 89.4% | 89.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Finland
More health data for Finland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4544 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,271 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4631 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.1502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Finland?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Finland was 89.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.9% in 2008.
- How does Finland rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Finland ranks 1st out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Finland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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