Income share held by highest 10% in Portugal
Portugal: Income share held by highest 10% was 26.9% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Income share held by highest 10% in Portugal, 2003β2023
Source: World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
Analysis
In 2023, income share held by highest 10% in Portugal stood at 26.9%.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by highest 10% in Portugal peaked at 30.9% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2019.
That places Portugal 61st out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.5% | 27.5% | 30.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 26.0% | 28.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 26.9% | 28.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More poverty & inequality data for Portugal
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 8 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.51 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,309 (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 revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate -0.7181 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by highest 10% in Portugal?
- Income share held by highest 10% in Portugal was 26.9% in 2023, according to World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ.
- What is the highest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2004.
- What is the lowest income share held by highest 10% recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2019.
- How does Portugal rank for income share held by highest 10%?
- Portugal ranks 61st out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by highest 10% rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Portugal data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Poverty and Inequality Platform. Data are based on primary household survey data obtained from government statistical agencies and World Bank country departments. Data for high-income econ, published as part of Income share held by highest 10%. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage share of income or consumption is the share that accrues to subgroups of population indicated by deciles or quintiles.