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Accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 6,4 per cent in 2022

release | Taxes and tax-like payments 2022

According to Statistics Finland’s preliminary data, the accrual of taxes and compulsory social security contributions grew by 6.4 per cent in 2022. The accrual of most tax types grew compared to the previous year and totalled EUR 115.2 billion. The tax ratio was 43.2 per cent in 2022. The tax ratio describes the ratio of taxes and compulsory social security contributions to gross domestic product.


Line chart on the development of the tax ratio from 1975 to 2022. The tax ratio grew steadily from the end of the 1970s until the end of the 1990s. In the 2000s, the tax ratio has varied between around 40 and 44 per cent.

Key points

  • The accrual of all income and capital taxes grew by 9.1 per cent and totalled EUR 42.7 billion.
  • The accrual of compulsory social security contributions grew by 5.2 per cent
    and totalled EUR 31.8 billion.
  • The accrual of taxes paid on goods and services grew by 4.7 per cent and was EUR 36.6 billion. 
  • The accrual of excise duties fell by 0.3 per cent and totalled EUR 7.8
    billion.
  • The accrual also fell for asset transfer tax (-8.5%), central government's share of Oy Veikkaus Ab's profit (-8.7%) and vehicle tax (-2.2%), for example.

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15.03.2023

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