Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Portugal
Portugal: Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank was 0.3678 in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
0.3678
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
86th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.4194
in 1994
All-time low
0.3455
in 1981
Years of data
43
1980–2022
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Portugal, 1980–2022
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 Portugal stood at 0.3678.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Portugal peaked at 0.4194 in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.3455, in 1981.
Portugal ranks 86th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Gini coefficient: World Inequality Database vs. World Bank in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3572 | — |
| 1981 | 0.3455 | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 0.3716 | +7.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3679 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3814 | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.3844 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.3905 | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3932 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.3927 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.3932 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3844 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3857 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3914 | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.4057 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 0.4194 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 0.4147 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.401 | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.4055 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3994 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.399 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3931 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4124 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3994 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3954 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4081 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 0.3999 | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4077 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4047 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.386 | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3727 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.3825 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3868 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3796 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3782 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.3833 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.383 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3865 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3916 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.3814 | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3759 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3718 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3648 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3678 | +0.8% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.3678 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3617, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.3678 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3666, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3778 | 0.3455 | 0.3932 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4006 | 0.3844 | 0.4194 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3979 | 0.3727 | 0.4124 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3829 | 0.3759 | 0.3916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3681 | 0.3648 | 0.3718 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 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 1.51 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,309 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 -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 35.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Portugal?
- Gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank in Portugal was 0.3678 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4194 in 1994.
- What is the lowest gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3455 in 1981.
- How does Portugal rank for gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank?
- Portugal ranks 86th out of 109 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gini coefficient: world inequality database vs. world bank rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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
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.