Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark

Denmark: Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter was 6.85 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
6.85
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
100th
of 109 countries
All-time high
6.86
in 2018
All-time low
4.69
in 1988
Years of data
42
1981–2022

Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark, 1981–2022

02461981200120221981: 4.71982: 51983: 5.61984: 5.91985: 6.31986: 5.31987: 5.21988: 4.71989: 4.91990: 51991: 51992: 51993: 4.71994: 5.31995: 5.41996: 5.51997: 5.91998: 5.91999: 6.72000: 6.62001: 62002: 5.72003: 5.22004: 5.32005: 5.82006: 6.62007: 6.32008: 6.32009: 5.32010: 6.82011: 5.82012: 62013: 62014: 62015: 6.32016: 6.42017: 6.52018: 6.92019: 6.52020: 6.62021: 6.82022: 6.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark is 6.85, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark peaked at 6.86 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.69, in 1988.

Denmark ranks 100th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark, year by year

Annual values for Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark, 1981 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1981 4.73
1982 4.97 +5.1%
1983 5.57 +12.1%
1984 5.88 +5.6%
1985 6.31 +7.3%
1986 5.3 -16.0%
1987 5.2 -1.9%
1988 4.69 -9.8%
1989 4.92 +4.9%
1990 5.01 +1.8%
1991 4.99 -0.4%
1992 4.97 -0.4%
1993 4.72 -5.0%
1994 5.35 +13.3%
1995 5.42 +1.3%
1996 5.46 +0.7%
1997 5.92 +8.4%
1998 5.92 +0.0%
1999 6.66 +12.5%
2000 6.58 -1.2%
2001 6.04 -8.2%
2002 5.67 -6.1%
2003 5.18 -8.6%
2004 5.29 +2.1%
2005 5.85 +10.6%
2006 6.6 +12.8%
2007 6.26 -5.2%
2008 6.28 +0.3%
2009 5.34 -15.0%
2010 6.78 +27.0%
2011 5.81 -14.3%
2012 5.96 +2.6%
2013 5.98 +0.3%
2014 6.02 +0.7%
2015 6.27 +4.2%
2016 6.43 +2.6%
2017 6.49 +0.9%
2018 6.86 +5.7%
2019 6.51 -5.1%
2020 6.6 +1.4%
2021 6.81 +3.2%
2022 6.85 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.29 4.69 6.31 9
1990s 5.44 4.72 6.66 10
2000s 5.91 5.18 6.6 10
2010s 6.31 5.81 6.86 10
2020s 6.75 6.6 6.85 3

Countries ranked near Denmark

  1. 97 France 7.15 compare
  2. 98 Austria 7.08 compare
  3. 99 Sweden 6.87 compare
  4. 101 Finland 6.68 compare
  5. 102 Slovenia 6.53 compare
  6. 103 Switzerland 6.1 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark?
Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter in Denmark was 6.85 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter recorded in Denmark?
The highest recorded value was 6.86 in 2018.
What is the lowest income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter recorded in Denmark?
The lowest recorded value was 4.69 in 1988.
How does Denmark rank for income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter?
Denmark ranks 100th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter rising or falling in Denmark?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Denmark data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,129 data points, 1980–2024
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