Income inequality: Atkinson index in Portugal
Portugal: Income inequality: Atkinson index was 0.1836 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Portugal, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, income inequality: atkinson index in Portugal stood at 0.1836.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality: atkinson index in Portugal peaked at 0.2107 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.1672, in 2020.
That places Portugal 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Income inequality: Atkinson index in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1854 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1955 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2031 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2058 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2107 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.201 | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1978 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.1938 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1773 | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 0.175 | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1672 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1908 | +14.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1836 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.1836 | +0.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 0.1836 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1703, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 0.1836 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1561, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1945 | 0.175 | 0.2107 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1813 | 0.1672 | 0.1908 | 4 |
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 income inequality: atkinson index in Portugal?
- Income inequality: atkinson index in Portugal was 0.1836 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2107 in 2014.
- What is the lowest income inequality: atkinson index recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1672 in 2020.
- How does Portugal rank for income inequality: atkinson index?
- Portugal ranks 131st out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality: atkinson index rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality: Atkinson index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Depending on the country and year, the data relates to income measured after taxes and benefits, or to consumption, per capita.