Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Brazil
Brazil: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 13.8% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
13.8%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 39 countries
All-time high
18.7%
in 2020
All-time low
11.0%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2016–2022
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Brazil, 2016–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 13.8% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
That places Brazil 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 11.2% | — |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +70.7% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | -26.4% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.0% | 11.0% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 18.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 33 Switzerland 21.2% compare
- 34 Turkey 18.6% compare
- 35 South Korea 18.2% compare
- 37 Costa Rica 12.6% compare
- 38 Chile 8.7% compare
- 39 Mexico 3.8% 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 in Brazil?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Brazil was 13.8% 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 recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2017.
- How does Brazil rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Brazil ranks 36th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. 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. 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.