Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal
Portugal: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 36.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal, 2003–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal stood at 36.5%.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal peaked at 39.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2003.
Portugal ranks 14th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 24.2% | — |
| 2006 | 30.3% | +25.1% |
| 2007 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 38.3% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 37.9% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 37.4% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 37.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.4% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 35.5% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 36.5% | +2.9% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 36.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 36.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +25.1% | 24.2% | 30.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.2% | 24.2% | 34.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 37.4% | 34.0% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.8% | 35.5% | 38.3% | 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Portugal was 36.5% in 2023, 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2003.
- How does Portugal rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Portugal ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.