Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Sweden
Sweden: Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 29.71 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
29.71
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
109th
of 113 countries
All-time high
37.62
in 1935
All-time low
25.5
in 1979
Years of data
83
1935–2022
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Sweden, 1935–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sweden recorded 29.71 for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Sweden peaked at 37.62 in 1935 and was at its lowest, 25.5, in 1979.
That places Sweden 109th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 83 years of available data.
Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Sweden, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | 37.62 | — |
| 1940 | 35.56 | -5.5% |
| 1941 | 35.09 | -1.3% |
| 1943 | 34.58 | -1.5% |
| 1944 | 34.02 | -1.6% |
| 1945 | 33.4 | -1.8% |
| 1946 | 33.4 | +0.0% |
| 1947 | 32.43 | -2.9% |
| 1948 | 31.7 | -2.3% |
| 1949 | 31.2 | -1.6% |
| 1950 | 30.91 | -0.9% |
| 1951 | 30.75 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 30.78 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 30.46 | -1.0% |
| 1954 | 30.49 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 30.53 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 30.29 | -0.8% |
| 1957 | 30.41 | +0.4% |
| 1958 | 30.43 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 30.58 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 30.45 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 30.28 | -0.6% |
| 1962 | 29.95 | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 29.91 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 29.63 | -0.9% |
| 1965 | 29.28 | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 29.24 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 29.06 | -0.6% |
| 1968 | 28.64 | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 28.77 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 29.47 | +2.4% |
| 1971 | 27.88 | -5.4% |
| 1972 | 27.29 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 27.56 | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 27.18 | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 26.64 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 26.63 | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 26.2 | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 25.82 | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 25.5 | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 25.6 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 25.6 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 26.7 | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 27.03 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 28.4 | +5.1% |
| 1985 | 28.2 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 28.05 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 28.14 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 28.82 | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 28.05 | -2.7% |
| 1990 | 26.55 | -5.3% |
| 1991 | 27.16 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 26.79 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 27.7 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 30.58 | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 31.49 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 30.67 | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 31.72 | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 31.8 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 31.08 | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 29.79 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 30.16 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 31.24 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 31.84 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 32.64 | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 33.78 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 33.02 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 31.93 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 30.49 | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 31.63 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 31.13 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 29.99 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 30.06 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 30.26 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 31.09 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.33 | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 30.27 | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 29.64 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 30.49 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 30.49 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30.19 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 29.71 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 37.62 | 37.62 | 37.62 | 1 |
| 1940s | 33.49 | 31.2 | 35.56 | 9 |
| 1950s | 30.56 | 30.29 | 30.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 29.52 | 28.64 | 30.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.02 | 25.5 | 29.47 | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.46 | 25.6 | 28.82 | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.65 | 26.55 | 32 | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.6 | 29.79 | 33.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.39 | 29.33 | 31.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.13 | 29.71 | 30.49 | 3 |
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- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 4,456 (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 revenues vs income inequality 41.37 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
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- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.007 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Sweden?
- Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Sweden was 29.71 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 37.62 in 1935.
- What is the lowest share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.5 in 1979.
- How does Sweden rank for share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Sweden ranks 109th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sweden data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 10 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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