Distribution of income by quantiles in Sweden
Sweden: Distribution of income by quantiles was 20,376 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Distribution of income by quantiles in Sweden, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 20,376 for distribution of income by quantiles in 2025. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, distribution of income by quantiles in Sweden peaked at 20,376 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 13,211, in 2004.
That places Sweden 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Distribution of income by quantiles in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13,211 | — |
| 2005 | 13,677 | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 13,513 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 14,378 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 14,754 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 14,740 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 13,588 | -7.8% |
| 2011 | 15,395 | +13.3% |
| 2012 | 17,016 | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 18,254 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 18,518 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 17,794 | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 17,747 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 17,919 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 18,092 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 17,160 | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 17,379 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 18,132 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 18,933 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 19,355 | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 19,366 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 20,376 | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14,046 | 13,211 | 14,754 | 6 |
| 2010s | 17,148 | 13,588 | 18,518 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,924 | 17,379 | 20,376 | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Sweden
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.12 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2759 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 17,418 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 0.756 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 171,055 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 7.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.998 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is distribution of income by quantiles in Sweden?
- Distribution of income by quantiles in Sweden was 20,376 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest distribution of income by quantiles recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 20,376 in 2025.
- What is the lowest distribution of income by quantiles recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,211 in 2004.
- How does Sweden rank for distribution of income by quantiles?
- Sweden ranks 12th out of 37 countries with data for 2025.
- Is distribution of income by quantiles rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distribution of income by quantiles. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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