Income share held by second 20% in Portugal
Portugal: Income share held by second 20% was 12.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Income share held by second 20% 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 second 20% in Portugal stood at 12.5%.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share held by second 20% in Portugal peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2006.
Portugal ranks 46th of 122 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.4% | 11.1% | 12.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.2% | 11.9% | 12.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
- 46 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 12.5% compare
- 46 United Kingdom 12.5% compare
- 49 Australia 12.4% compare
- 49 Korea, Republic of 12.4% compare
- 49 Latvia, Republic of 12.4% compare
- 49 Niger 12.4% compare
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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality 35.76 (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.076 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 19.28 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in females 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality by sex 0.0732 (2023)
- Gini coefficient of lifespan inequality in males 0.0951 (2023)
- Income inequality atkinson index undp 0.1836 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share held by second 20% in Portugal?
- Income share held by second 20% in Portugal was 12.5% 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 second 20% recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest income share held by second 20% recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2006.
- How does Portugal rank for income share held by second 20%?
- Portugal ranks 46th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income share held by second 20% rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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 second 20%. 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. Percentage shares by quintile may not sum to 100 because of rounding.