Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Brazil
Brazil: Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) was 25.8% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Brazil, 2002–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 25.8% for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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, income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Brazil peaked at 32.7% 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.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax) in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 26.6% | — |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 30.0% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 29.3% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 27.3% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | +20.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | -9.6% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 25.3% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 24.7% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -8.2% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 25.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 1.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 25.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 20.3%, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 26.6% | 30.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.7% | 32.7% | 8 |
| 2020s | 26.9% | 25.8% | 28.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
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 income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Brazil?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) in Brazil was 25.8% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.7% in 2018.
- How does Brazil rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax)?
- Brazil ranks 5th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gini coefficient (before tax) 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 World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. Gini coefficient (before tax). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.