Gini coefficient in Brazil
Brazil: Gini coefficient was 0.5026 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.5026
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
5th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.6325
in 1989
All-time low
0.4882
in 2020
Years of data
40
1981–2024
Gini coefficient in Brazil, 1981–2024
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 0.5026 for gini coefficient in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient in Brazil peaked at 0.6325 in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.4882, in 2020.
That places Brazil 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 40 years of available data.
Gini coefficient in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.5786 | — |
| 1982 | 0.5836 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.589 | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.583 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5553 | -4.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5843 | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 0.5964 | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6137 | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.6325 | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 0.6045 | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 0.531 | -12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.6007 | +13.1% |
| 1995 | 0.5953 | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.5984 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.5975 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5957 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.5895 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.584 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5811 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.5755 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5647 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.5631 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5564 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.5492 | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.5404 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5368 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.5294 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5345 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5271 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.5205 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5194 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5336 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5329 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5389 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5348 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4882 | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5285 | +8.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5189 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.5149 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 0.5026 | -2.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.5026 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.5026 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4447, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5907 | 0.5553 | 0.6325 | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.5891 | 0.531 | 0.6045 | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.5612 | 0.5368 | 0.584 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5301 | 0.5194 | 0.5389 | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.5106 | 0.4882 | 0.5285 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,003 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient in Brazil?
- Gini coefficient in Brazil was 0.5026 in 2024, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gini coefficient recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6325 in 1989.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4882 in 2020.
- How does Brazil rank for gini coefficient?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gini coefficient rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.