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Finland vs Romania: tax rates compared

Between the two, Finland's income tax rate (51.8%) tops Romania's (10%) by 41.8pp. The 200-country average is 28%: Finland sits above it, Romania sits below it. Finland's figure is dated 2025-01-01 and Romania's 2026-03-30, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Verified data covers six of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income10%51.8%Corporate16%20%VAT21%25.5%Capital Gains3%34%Crypto16%34%Wealth Tax0%
six shared taxes, side by side
Tax FI RODifference
Income Tax51.8%10%FI +41.8 pplargest gap
Corporate Tax20%16%FI +4 pp
VAT25.5%21%FI +4.5 pp
Capital Gains Tax34%3%FI +31 pp
Crypto Tax34%16%FI +18 pp
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Finland51.8%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Romania10%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference+41.8 ppFinland higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Finland20%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Romania16%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+4 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's corporate tax rate (20%) tops Romania's (16%) by 4pp. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Finland25.5%Source: Finnish Tax Administration (Vero) — Rates of VAT · as of 2026-01-01
Romania21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Corporate, Significant developments) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference+4.5 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's VAT rate (25.5%) tops Romania's (21%) by 4.5pp. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Finland34%Source: PwC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Finland, Individual - Income determination · as of 2026-06-24
Romania3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference+31 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's capital gains tax rate (34%) tops Romania's (3%) by 31pp. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Finland sits above it, Romania sits below it.

Crypto Tax

Crypto Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Finland34%Source: Vero (Finnish Tax Administration) — Virtual currencies · as of 2026-01-29
Romania16%Source: Portal Legislativ (Monitorul Oficial) — Legea nr. 239/2025, amending the Fiscal Code · as of 2026-01-01
Difference+18 ppFinland higher

Between the two, Finland's crypto tax rate (34%) tops Romania's (16%) by 18pp. The 88-country average is 13%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Finland0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Finland (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-06-24
Romania0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Romania (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-30
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

There's no gap here — Finland and Romania both post a wealth tax rate of 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.