Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Sweden

Sweden: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 14,378 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
14,378
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
5th
of 113 countries
All-time high
15,150
in 1979
All-time low
3,289
in 1935
Years of data
83
1935–2022

Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Sweden, 1935–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Sweden is 14,378, measured in 2022.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Sweden peaked at 15,150 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 3,289, in 1935.

That places Sweden 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 83 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1930s 3,289 3,289 3,289 1
1940s 4,239 3,576 5,035 9
1950s 6,673 5,442 7,774 10
1960s 11,509 9,923 12,964 10
1970s 14,503 13,739 15,150 10
1980s 8,980 8,471 9,732 10
1990s 9,371 8,642 10,095 10
2000s 11,891 11,096 12,723 10
2010s 12,601 11,397 13,282 10
2020s 13,748 12,949 14,378 3

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 2 Norway 21,880 compare
  2. 3 Singapore 20,708 compare
  3. 4 Switzerland 14,389 compare
  4. 6 Iceland 14,168 compare
  5. 7 Denmark 13,185 compare
  6. 8 Ireland 12,226 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places β†’

More economy & growth data for Sweden

All data for Sweden β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Sweden?
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Sweden was 14,378 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 15,150 in 1979.
What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 3,289 in 1935.
How does Sweden rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
Sweden ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Threshold income for each decile before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,069 data points, 1820–2024
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