Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Brazil

Brazil: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.6497 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.6497
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6806
in 2003
All-time low
0.6161
in 2019
Years of data
19
2002–2022

Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Brazil, 2002–2022

00.20.40.62002201220222002: 0.6782003: 0.6812004: 0.6742005: 0.6682006: 0.6582007: 0.6422008: 0.6462009: 0.6382012: 0.6392013: 0.6282014: 0.6272015: 0.6332016: 0.6312017: 0.6292018: 0.6282019: 0.6162020: 0.622021: 0.6532022: 0.65

Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Brazil stood at 0.6497.

The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Brazil peaked at 0.6806 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.6161, in 2019.

Brazil ranks 5th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6606 0.6382 0.6806 8
2010s 0.6289 0.6161 0.6388 8
2020s 0.641 0.6201 0.6533 3

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 2 Mexico 0.6742 compare
  2. 3 South Africa 0.6562 compare
  3. 4 Peru 0.6536 compare
  4. 6 Colombia 0.6444 compare
  5. 7 Zambia 0.6438 compare
  6. 8 Botswana 0.6382 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Brazil?
Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Brazil was 0.6497 in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 0.6806 in 2003.
What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6161 in 2019.
How does Brazil rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
Brazil ranks 5th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank
Source
World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
109 places, 2,196 data points, 1913–2024
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The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of income after taxes and benefits.