EU 29.49
· European ranking
17 / 30
Up 4 positions compared with previous year
Sweden: Income Inequality (Gini Index)
An editorial snapshot of country living conditions with trend, regional spread, and context links.
Latest value
· 2025
28.60 Index
EU 29.49 · -0.9 pp vs Europe
What this indicator measures
Measures inequality in the distribution of equivalised disposable income. A value of 0 represents complete equality and 100 represents maximum inequality.
Lower values generally represent a more favorable situation.
Data source: Eurostat Gini coefficient tessi190
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At a glance
Sweden performs more favourably than the European benchmark on Gini coefficient, although the difference is relatively small. The trend context points to confirmed deterioration. The wider topic context points to broader relative strength.
European comparison in Sweden
In Sweden, Income inequality is close to the European benchmark and slightly better: 28.6 index points versus 29.5 index points in 2025, a gap of 0.9 index points.
Recent trend
In Sweden, the medium-term pattern shows deterioration: the value moved from 26.9 in 2020 to 28.6 in 2025. The latest step, from 27.6 in 2024 to 28.6 in 2025, confirms the deterioration. The recent signal has similar intensity to the primary one.
Reading within the topic
In Sweden, the evidence for Income & Purchasing Power leans towards relatively favourable performance compared with Europe, without a clear pressure signal dominating the picture. Material recent changes among related indicators lean towards deterioration and warrant monitoring.