SE · 2019 · tespm151
Inequality of income distribution
Sweden, 2019
Inequality of income distribution
8.66
Sweden, 2019
▲ 4.8% vs 2018 (8.26)
Analysis
In 2019, Sweden's inequality of income distribution increased by 4.8% compared to 2018, reaching 8.66.
Sweden accounts for 86.8% of the EU-27 total of 9.98.
Sweden ranks 15th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has grown by 4.3% (from 8.30 in 2014).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2019
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2019
86.8%
EU-27: 9.98
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm151