Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Brazil
Brazil: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 13.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.5%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
34th
of 39 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2020
All-time low
10.7%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Brazil, 2016–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Brazil stood at 13.5%.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
That places Brazil 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10.9% | — |
| 2017 | 10.7% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +70.4% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 13.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.8% | 10.7% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 18.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 31 Türkiye 16.5% compare
- 32 Hungary 15.1% compare
- 33 Republic of Korea 14.6% compare
- 35 Switzerland 13.3% compare
- 36 Bulgaria 13.0% compare
- 37 Costa Rica 9.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 9 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 1.62 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,003 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 -6.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 32.7% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Brazil?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Brazil was 13.5% in 2022, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Brazil ranks 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.