Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Sweden
Sweden: Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax was 22.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Sweden, 1980–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 22.5% for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Sweden peaked at 25.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 19.7%, in 1981.
Sweden ranks 107th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.8% | — |
| 1981 | 19.7% | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 20.4% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 21.5% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 20.9% | -2.5% |
| 1986 | 20.3% | -3.2% |
| 1987 | 20.3% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 20.5% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 20.4% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | -3.1% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 22.0% | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 22.9% | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 21.9% | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 22.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 22.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 21.6% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 23.5% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 23.9% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 25.1% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 23.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.7% | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 23.1% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 21.5% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 22.2% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 22.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.4% | 19.7% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 19.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.5% | 21.6% | 25.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 21.5% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.6% | 22.5% | 22.7% | 3 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 348,550 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 1.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 10.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8956 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 56,545 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.8 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 555,308 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Sweden?
- Income share of the richest 10% before and after tax in Sweden was 22.5% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 10% before and after tax recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.7% in 1981.
- How does Sweden rank for income share of the richest 10% before and after tax?
- Sweden ranks 107th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 10% before and after tax rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sweden 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.