Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Sweden
Sweden: Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 6.9% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Sweden, 1980–2022
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 Sweden stood at 6.9%.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Sweden peaked at 9.0% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1980.
That places Sweden 99th out of 109 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.2% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.8% | 5.7% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.6% | 6.0% | 9.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.2% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.0% | 6.9% | 7.2% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Sweden?
- Income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank in Sweden was 6.9% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2006.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1980.
- How does Sweden rank for income share of the richest 1%: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Sweden ranks 99th 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 Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Income share of the richest 1%: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured after taxes and benefits.