Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Norway
Norway: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.2653 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Norway, 1979–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Norway is 0.2653, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Norway peaked at 0.3158 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.2463, in 1986.
That places Norway 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.2689 | — |
| 1986 | 0.2463 | -8.4% |
| 1991 | 0.2523 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.2602 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.2736 | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.2763 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3158 | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.306 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.2635 | -13.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2709 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.27 | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2616 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.2572 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.253 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2573 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2636 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2675 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.275 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2849 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2699 | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2756 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2774 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2839 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2909 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2695 | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2653 | -1.5% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 0.2653 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 83% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Norway's 0.2653 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 0.2689 | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.2463 | 0.2463 | 0.2463 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.2562 | 0.2523 | 0.2602 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2797 | 0.2616 | 0.3158 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.2681 | 0.253 | 0.2849 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2774 | 0.2653 | 0.2909 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.41 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,220 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 52.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 41.4% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Norway?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Norway was 0.2653 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3158 in 2004.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2463 in 1986.
- How does Norway rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Norway ranks 112th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.