Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Norway
Norway: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 7.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Norway, 1991–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Norway stood at 7.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Norway peaked at 7.7% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1991.
That places Norway 93rd out of 109 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.
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.2% | — |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +48.1% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +24.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 7.0% | -9.4% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | +3.8% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 7.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 85% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Norway's 7.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.9%, 86% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.0% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Norway?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Norway was 7.7% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1991.
- How does Norway rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Norway ranks 93rd out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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 Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.