Norway Income Share Top 10%
Income share held by highest 10% SI.DST.10TH.10
Norway's income share top 10% was 21.62% in 2025, ranked 69th globally. This represents a 0.1% increase from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1979–2025.
Overview
Norway's income share top 10% stood at 21.62% in 2025, a rise of +0.02pp from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 21.62% by 2025. Norway ranked 69th globally.
Norway’s share of income captured by the top 10 percent of earners stood at 21.62 percent in 2025, placing the country 69th in the global ranking and matching the figure recorded by Czechia. The indicator has been tracked for 27 years, beginning with a modest 21.50 percent in 1979 and reaching its highest point of 27.10 percent in 2004, a period that coincided with rapid financial sector expansion and rising asset prices. The lowest share was recorded in 1986 at 20.20 percent, reflecting a post‑oil‑crisis adjustment and tighter fiscal policies. Since the early 2000s, the top‑10 percent share has gradually receded, hovering just above the early‑1979 level and remaining relatively stable through the 2010s and early 2020s. Continued pressures from progressive taxation reforms, wage bargaining structures, and potential shifts in capital income taxation could moderate the trajectory, while any resurgence of high‑growth sectors might again push the share upward.
Data & projection
| Year | Income Share Top 10% | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 21.37% | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 21.62% | - | - |
| 2025 | 21.62% | +0.02pp | #69 |
| 2023 | 21.60% | −0.40pp | #4 |
| 2022 | 22.00% | −2.20pp | #6 |
| 2021 | 24.20% | +1.30pp | #19 |
| 2020 | 22.90% | +0.50pp | #16 |
| 2019 | 22.40% | +0.20pp | #10 |
| 2018 | 22.20% | +0.60pp | #10 |
| 2017 | 21.60% | −1.50pp | #5 |
| 2016 | 23.10% | +0.90pp | #16 |
| 2015 | 22.20% | +0.60pp | #8 |
| 2014 | 21.60% | +0.30pp | #4 |
| 2013 | 21.30% | +0.40pp | #3 |
| 2012 | 20.90% | +0.40pp | #3 |
| 2011 | 20.50% | −0.50pp | #1 |
| 2010 | 21.00% | −0.30pp | #2 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Norway matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2021. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw income share top 10% improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Norway's income share top 10% was 21.62% in 2025. Ranked 69th globally. This represents a 0.1% increase from the previous year.
Norway's income share top 10% peaked at 27.10% in 2004.
The lowest income share top 10% in Norway was 20.20% in 1986.
Norway ranks 69th globally in income share top 10% as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SI.DST.10TH.10. Data sourced from World Bank.
Norway's income share top 10% is projected to reach 21.62% by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The income share top 10% of Norway in 2025 was 21.62%. This ranks 69th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_norway_income-top-10,
title = {Norway Income Share Top 10%},
url = {https://historysaid.com/norway/income-top-10/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}