Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway
Norway: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 9.52 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway, 1991–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway is 9.52, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway peaked at 13.52 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 6.08, in 1991.
That places Norway 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 6.08 | — |
| 1995 | 8.56 | +40.8% |
| 2000 | 12.77 | +49.2% |
| 2004 | 13.52 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 13.31 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 12.46 | -6.4% |
| 2013 | 12.1 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 9.75 | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 9.46 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 9.45 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.52 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.32 | 6.08 | 8.56 | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.2 | 12.77 | 13.52 | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.44 | 9.75 | 12.46 | 3 |
| 2020s | 9.48 | 9.45 | 9.52 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More poverty & inequality data for Norway
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.41 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,220 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.44 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.004 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Norway was 9.52 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 13.52 in 2004.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.08 in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Norway ranks 100th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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