Gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden
Sweden: Gini coefficient (before tax) was 0.3971 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.3971
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
110th
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.4509
in 1935
All-time low
0.3343
in 1979
Years of data
83
1935–2022
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden, 1935–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden is 0.3971, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden peaked at 0.4509 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 0.3343, in 1979.
Sweden ranks 110th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 0.4509 | — |
| 1940 | 0.4335 | -3.9% |
| 1941 | 0.4288 | -1.1% |
| 1943 | 0.4231 | -1.3% |
| 1944 | 0.4175 | -1.3% |
| 1945 | 0.4114 | -1.5% |
| 1946 | 0.411 | -0.1% |
| 1947 | 0.4016 | -2.3% |
| 1948 | 0.3945 | -1.8% |
| 1949 | 0.3895 | -1.3% |
| 1950 | 0.3864 | -0.8% |
| 1951 | 0.3839 | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.3831 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.3791 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 0.3783 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 0.3777 | -0.2% |
| 1956 | 0.3744 | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 0.3744 | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 0.3736 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 0.3739 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.3716 | -0.6% |
| 1961 | 0.3705 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3679 | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.368 | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 0.3658 | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 0.363 | -0.8% |
| 1966 | 0.3631 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 0.3619 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 0.3584 | -1.0% |
| 1969 | 0.36 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 0.3637 | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 0.3528 | -3.0% |
| 1972 | 0.3478 | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3506 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3476 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3431 | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3434 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.3399 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3368 | -0.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3343 | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 0.3534 | +5.7% |
| 1981 | 0.3501 | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3599 | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3633 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.3721 | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 0.371 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0.3706 | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.3706 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.376 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 0.3698 | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.3571 | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.3643 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3606 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3691 | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 0.3957 | +7.2% |
| 1995 | 0.4007 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.3943 | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4052 | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 0.4065 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4091 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.392 | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3832 | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3853 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.3958 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 0.401 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4115 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.4209 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4202 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4133 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.4052 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.4212 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4147 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.394 | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3959 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4013 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4099 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3937 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4007 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3961 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4038 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.4038 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4014 | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.3971 | -1.1% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 0.3971 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4706, 84% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 0.3971 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4669, 85% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0.4509 | 0.4509 | 0.4509 | 1 |
| 1940s | 0.4123 | 0.3895 | 0.4335 | 9 |
| 1950s | 0.3785 | 0.3736 | 0.3864 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.365 | 0.3584 | 0.3716 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.346 | 0.3343 | 0.3637 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3657 | 0.3501 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3863 | 0.3571 | 0.4091 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4028 | 0.3832 | 0.4209 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4031 | 0.3937 | 0.4212 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4008 | 0.3971 | 0.4038 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More poverty & inequality data for Sweden
- 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 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,456 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -27.03 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 41.37 (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 gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden?
- Gini coefficient (before tax) in Sweden was 0.3971 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4509 in 1935.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3343 in 1979.
- How does Sweden rank for gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Sweden ranks 110th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient (before tax) rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Gini coefficient (before tax). 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. Inequality is measured here in terms of income before taxes and benefits.