Income share held by highest 20% in Sweden
Sweden: Income share held by highest 20% was 37.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by highest 20% 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
In 2023, income share held by highest 20% in Sweden stood at 37.2%.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 20% in Sweden peaked at 39.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.8%, in 1981.
Sweden ranks 106th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 1980s | 33.0% | 32.8% | 33.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 34.4% | 34.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.9% | 34.7% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.1% | 36.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 37.2% | 39.1% | 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 20% in Sweden?
- Income share held by highest 20% in Sweden was 37.2% 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 20% recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 39.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 20% recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.8% in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for income share held by highest 20%?
- Sweden ranks 106th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 20% 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 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.