Income share held by the richest 10% in Norway
The richest 10% of people in Norway received 21.6% of total income or consumption in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.
Norway, 2023
21.6%
Change from 2022
−0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
25.0%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Norway over time
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Norway
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% of total income or consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Norway |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 21.6% |
| 2022 | 22.0% |
| 2021 | 24.2% |
| 2020 | 22.9% |
| 2019 | 22.4% |
| 2018 | 22.2% |
| 2017 | 21.6% |
| 2016 | 23.1% |
| 2015 | 22.2% |
| 2014 | 21.6% |
| 2013 | 21.3% |
| 2012 | 20.9% |
| 2011 | 20.5% |
| 2010 | 21.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3% |
| 2008 | 21.8% |
| 2007 | 22.2% |
| 2006 | 21.2% |
| 2005 | 26.3% |
| 2004 | 27.1% |
| 2003 | 23.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 22.0% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 21.3%, the figure has changed by +0.3 percentage points.
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