SE · 2021 · tespm151
Inequality of income distribution
Sweden, 2021
Inequality of income distribution
8.08
Sweden, 2021
▼ 1.9% vs 2020 (8.24)
Analysis
In 2021, Sweden's inequality of income distribution decreased by 1.9% compared to 2020, reaching 8.08.
Sweden accounts for 81.1% of the EU-27 total of 9.96.
Sweden ranks 17th out of 27 EU member states with reported data — in the bottom half of the distribution.
Over the past five years, the indicator has fallen by 4.9% (from 8.50 in 2016).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2021
#17 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2021
81.1%
EU-27: 9.96
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm151