Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway
Norway: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 26.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway, 1991–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway is 26.2%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway peaked at 26.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 1991.
That places Norway 95th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.9% | — |
| 1995 | 21.4% | +19.0% |
| 2000 | 22.9% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 23.2% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 22.8% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 23.9% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 24.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 26.2% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.6% | 17.9% | 21.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 22.5% | 23.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 22.8% | 24.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 25.4% | 24.7% | 26.2% | 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 26.2% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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 26.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Norway ranks 95th out of 109 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 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major 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 10% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.