Income share held by lowest 10% in Portugal
Portugal: Income share held by lowest 10% was 2.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Income share held by lowest 10% in Portugal, 2003–2023
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
Portugal recorded 2.7% for income share held by lowest 10% in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by lowest 10% in Portugal peaked at 2.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.1%, in 2013.
That places Portugal 72nd out of 123 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Income share held by lowest 10% in Portugal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 2.3% | — |
| 2004 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 2.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2.3% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 2.8% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -14.3% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | +16.7% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 2.7% | +8.0% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 2.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.8%, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 2.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.0%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.8% | 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 share held by lowest 10% in Portugal?
- Income share held by lowest 10% in Portugal was 2.7% 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 lowest 10% recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest income share held by lowest 10% recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.1% in 2013.
- How does Portugal rank for income share held by lowest 10%?
- Portugal ranks 72nd out of 123 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by lowest 10% rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 lowest 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.