Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway
Norway: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 21.1% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway, 1979–2022
Source: Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norway recorded 21.1% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
The figure is down 8.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway peaked at 23.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.9%, in 1979.
Norway ranks 44th of 48 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 18.9% | — |
| 1986 | 19.4% | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 20.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 22.1% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 20.4% | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 21.0% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 21.3% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 23.1% | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 21.1% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.9% | 19.6% | 20.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 21.6% | 20.4% | 22.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 20.3% | 21.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 21.1% | 23.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway was 21.1% in 2022, according to Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.9% in 1979.
- How does Norway rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Norway ranks 44th out of 48 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Luxembourg Income Study (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest decile (tenth of the population).