Income share held by highest 10% in Sweden
Sweden: Income share held by highest 10% was 22.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 10% in Sweden, 1975–2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 22.3% for income share held by highest 10% in 2023.
That represents a change of down 9.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Sweden peaked at 24.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1981.
That places Sweden 110th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.5% | 19.5% | 19.5% | 1 |
| 1980s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 19.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 20.1% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 20.1% | 22.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 21.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.0% | 22.3% | 24.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 1.5% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.8% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% (2023)
- Prosperity gap 1.1 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day (2023)
- Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 0.9% (2023)
- Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 12.4% (2023)
- Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.6% (2023)
- Population living in slums 0.3% (2022)
- Income share held by second 20% 13.8% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Sweden?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Sweden was 22.3% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 24.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Sweden ranks 110th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.