Income share held by the richest 10% in Sweden
The richest 10% of people in Sweden received 22.3% of total income or consumption in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2017.
Sweden, 2023
22.3%
Change from 2022
−2.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023
24.6%
Income share held by the richest 10% in Sweden over time
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Sweden
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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 | Sweden |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 22.3% |
| 2022 | 24.7% |
| 2021 | 22.7% |
| 2020 | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 22.7% |
| 2018 | 22.9% |
| 2017 | 22.3% |
| 2016 | 23.3% |
| 2015 | 22.9% |
| 2014 | 22.2% |
| 2013 | 22.2% |
| 2012 | 21.6% |
| 2011 | 21.6% |
| 2010 | 21.8% |
| 2009 | 21.4% |
| 2008 | 22.4% |
| 2007 | 21.6% |
| 2006 | 21.1% |
| 2005 | 21.1% |
| 2004 | 21.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% |
| 2002 | 21.3% |
| 2001 | 21.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 24.7% in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 22.2%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
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