SE · 2022 · tespm151
Inequality of income distribution
Sweden, 2022
Inequality of income distribution
8.68
Sweden, 2022
▲ 7.4% vs 2021 (8.08)
Analysis
In 2022, Sweden's inequality of income distribution increased by 7.4% compared to 2021, reaching 8.68.
Sweden accounts for 91.6% of the EU-27 total of 9.48.
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 1.6% (from 8.54 in 2017).
Source: Eurostat dataset tespm151, accessed via the eupublicdata pipeline.
Rank in EU-27 · 2022
#15 of 27
% of EU-27 total · 2022
91.6%
EU-27: 9.48
Sweden timeline (last 15 years)
2014 2025
Source:
Eurostat · tespm151