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Sweden Highest Income Share Top 10%

Name: Sweden Income Share Top 10%
Creator: World Bank
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24.70% in 2022

Income share held by highest 10% · World Bank

The highest income share top 10% in Sweden was 24.70% in 2022. The top 5 years were: 2022 (24.70%), 2025 (23.56%), 2016 (23.30%), 2015 (22.90%), 2018 (22.90%).

Top 5 Highest Years▾

Sweden Top 5 Highest Income Share Top 10% Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	2022	24.70%
2nd	2025	23.56%
3rd	2016	23.30%
4th	2015	22.90%
5th	2018	22.90%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2022	24.70%	+2.00pp	25th
2025	23.56%	+1.26pp	59th
2021	22.70%	+0.30pp	9th
2020	22.40%	−0.30pp	10th
2019	22.70%	−0.20pp	11th
2018	22.90%	+0.60pp	17th
2016	23.30%	+0.40pp	19th
2023	22.30%	−2.40pp	7th
2017	22.30%	−1.00pp	10th
2015	22.90%	+0.70pp	13th
2014	22.20%	+0.00pp	9th
2013	22.20%	+0.60pp	11th
2012	21.60%	+0.00pp	5th
2011	21.60%	−0.20pp	5th
2010	21.80%	+0.40pp	4th
2008	22.40%	+0.80pp	8th
2009	21.40%	−1.00pp	4th
2007	21.60%	+0.50pp	3rd
2006	21.10%	+0.00pp	2nd
2005	21.10%	+0.00pp	3rd
2004	21.10%	+1.00pp	3rd
2003	20.10%	−0.80pp	1st
2002	20.90%	−0.60pp	1st
2001	21.50%	−0.30pp	1st
2000	21.80%	+2.10pp	2nd
1995	19.70%	+0.00pp	2nd
1992	19.70%	+1.10pp	3rd
1987	18.60%	+0.70pp	1st
1975	19.10%	–	1st
1981	17.90%	−1.20pp	1st

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