Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Brazil
Brazil: Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid was 25.75 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
25.75
Change on year
down 8.2%
World rank
5th
of 113 countries
All-time high
32.73
in 2012
All-time low
24.7
in 2018
Years of data
19
2002–2022
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Brazil, 2002–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 25.75 for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in 2022.
That represents a change of down 8.2% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Brazil peaked at 32.73 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.7, in 2018.
Brazil ranks 5th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Brazil, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.64 | — |
| 2003 | 27.34 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.11 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.31 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.9 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 29.99 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.27 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.28 | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 32.73 | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 29.58 | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 30.47 | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.58 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 25.26 | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 25.92 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 25.33 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.05 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 28.04 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 25.75 | -8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.23 | 26.64 | 29.99 | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.7 | 24.7 | 32.73 | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.95 | 25.75 | 28.04 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More poverty & inequality data for Brazil
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 9 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.62 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,003 (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 revenues vs income inequality 32.73 (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2022)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.39 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Brazil?
- Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid in Brazil was 25.75 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32.73 in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7 in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the top 1 vs gini coefficient before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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